SOAS in the Media: 28 June - 4 July

5 July 2022

Items related to Asia

  • BBC News 24: Bhavna Dave, Professor of Central Asian Politics, discussed the worst outbreak of violence in Uzbekistan for 17 years in the region of Karakalpakstan - 04 Jul
  • Bloomberg : Professor Ashley Thompson, Hiram W. Woodward Chair in Southeast Asian Art, comments on the business of Cambodian art looting and the famous illict traffiker, British businessman named Douglas Latchford - 29 Jun
  • The New York Times , TIME , Daily Mail , The Straits Times ,  : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong to swear in the new leader for the city, John Lee - 02 Jul
  • TIME : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on Hong Kong's new leader John Lee - 30 Jun
  • FT : Steve Tsang, discusses the future of Hong Kong - 1 Jul
  • The Guardian : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on the local advisers who tried and failed to ensure the interests of Hongkongers would be protected after the handover in 1997 - 30 Jun
  • Bloomberg : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on Xi Jinping’s suppression of democracy in Hong Kong and what this means for Taiwan - 03 Jul
  • Daily Express : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on China's plans to take over Taiwan and the likelihood of a military operation - 04 Jul
  • South China Morning Post : Steve Tsang, comments on Xi Jinping's view of democracy - 28 Jun
  • Hindustan Times : Avinash Paliwal, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, writes about why India needs to be on the ground in Kabul - 29 Jun
  • The Daily Telegraph : Professor Hazel Smith, Centre for Korea Studies, comments on the impact of food insecurity, sanctions, natural disasters and pandemic border closures on North Korea - 01 Jul
  • The Conversation , ForeignAffairs : Eric Yan-ho Lai, PhD Candidate in Law, writes about Hong Kong’s handover 25 years on and why human rights has eroded so dramatically in the past two years - 29 Jun
  • Daily FT : Dr Priyal E Perera, CeFiMS tutor, writes about constitutional reform in Sri Lanka - 01 Jul
  • Today.line.me/id : Dr Yi Li, Centre of South East Asian Studies, comments on the history of development and money in Singapore - 01 Jul
  • South China Morning Post : George Magnus, Research Associate at the China Institute, writes about why China has more to lose from decoupling than the US - 29 Jun
  • BBC World Service : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute, considers the significance of the meeting between the leaders of Japan and South Korea at the NATO summit in Madrid - 29 Jun
  • Times Radio : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute, analyses Xi Jinping’s visit to Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the handover - 30 Jun
  • Japan Forward : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute, interviews human rights activists from Hong Kong about Xi Jinping’s visit to the city to mark the 25th anniversary of the handover - 2 Jul
  • ThePrint : Aadil Brar, MSc student in International Politics with a focus on China, writes about Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong and the G7's plan to counter the Belt and Road Initiative - 04 Jul
  • ThePrint , Business Times Journal: Aadil Brar, MSc International Politics student, writes about about Xi's loosening of restrictions on tech giants in China - 29 Jun

Items related to Africa

  • South China Morning Post , The Zimbabwe Mail : Stephen Chan, Professor of Politics and International Relations, comments on China's preparations to build a $140 million parliament building as a gift to Zimbabwe - 04 Jul
  • Arab News : Michael Jennings, Reader in International Development, writes about famine in the Horn of Africa and why it demands a global response - 02 Jul

Items related to the Middle East

  • Politico Europe : Karabekir Akkoyunlu, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, comments on Turkey's economic crisis and Erdoğan's international policy - 29 Jun

Items related to other regions/SOAS General

  • AP Associated Press , The Independent , ABC News : Almut Hintze, Professor of Zoroastrianism, comments on the decline of practising Zoroastrians in the world - 01 Jul
  • TRT Newshour : Phil Clark, Professor of Politics and International Relations, discusses Western failures to stop genocides from Rwanda to India - 04 Jul
  • Westminster Hall debates : Professor Alison Scott-Baumann is mentioned by Lord Bishop of Coventry during the House of Lords Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill debate - 29 Jun
  • Hindustan Times : Obituary of Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, Chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group and SOAS benefactor - 28 Jun
  • The Times : Obituary to John Marr, former SOAS academic - 02 Jul
  • Ketagalan Media : Coverage of the 2022 SOAS Taiwan Summer School - 01 Jul

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