SOAS in the media 21-27 Mar

  • Bhavna Davé was interviewed by Slovak National TV about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and its wider implications.
  • Steve Tsang provided comments to the Guardian and was interviewed by CNN about Xi's meeting with Putin in Russia. 
  • Hong Bo appeared on BBC World TV and BBC One to discuss Evergrande's debt restructuring plan and its possible consequences on China's economy. 
  • The Gazette wrote article about Charles Manson's talk about his book - The Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi: Tibetan Mahasiddha.
  • Steve Tsang spoke to Euronews about whether China can broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.
  • Duncan Bartlett appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4 to talk about the Japanese PM's visit to Kyiv at the same time as China's Xi was in Moscow. Also in Japan Forward. 
  • Phil Clark commented in the Great Lakes Eye about how UN peacekeepers abandoned their mandate in the DRC.
  • Nimer Sultany commented on UK-Israel's new trade and security pact - Middle East Eye.
  • Orzala Nemat was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour on CNN about the lack of action taken on girls’ schooling in Afghanistan.
  • Reinhard Bachmann commented in China Daily on the topic of enhancing trust in China-Europe ties.
  • The Washington Post and Monocle 24 interviewed Phil Clark about Paul Rusesabagina's release, the hotel manager portrayed in "Hotel Rwanda". 
  • Duncan Bartlett wrote a long analysis of the relationship between Russia and China for the China Project. 
  • The BBC quoted Steve Tsang's views about a study that found European young adults critical of both US and China.
  • Princess Alia Al-Senussi (SOAS PhD alumnus) and Dino Sadhwani bring back the ReStart Art Club in Hong Kong - the Times Australia. 
  • Ramadan Tent Project marks 10 year anniversary after SOAS alumnus Omar Salha started the initiative in 2013 to bring students together - the London Weekly and Shafaqna. 
  • Rachel Harris spoke to OSU about how UNESCO is tacitly condoning the destruction and appropriation of Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Uyghur heritage.
  • Robbie Barnett spoke to the Times about the Mongolian boy being hailed as new Buddhist lama and China's position on the event. 
  • Lina Khatib quoted in the West Observer about Lebanon's never ending economic crisis. 
  • Maiko Kodaka spoke to iNews about Japan’s ‘oshi’ culture and how obsessive super-fans are working to promote their idols.
  • Nimer Sultany spoke to Middle East Eye about how Netanyahu was met with pro-Palestine protests during his visit to London. 
  • University of London has been launched in Erbil, Iraq. Nowruz was also celevrated with traditional Kurdish music played by lecturers at SOAS - MENAFN. 
  • Jue Jiang's new book - New Threats to Academic Freedom in Asia - quoted by Dispatchist in an article about the power of Chinese classroom informant systems.

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