SOAS in the media - 4-10 Apr

  • Dafydd Fell was interviewed by the News Lens about Taiwan Studies at SOAS.
  • Steve Tsang spoke to Asia Sentinel about how the current Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the US has been received.
  • Robbie Barnett provided comment to University World News about China's new restrictions on academic data.
  • Ilana Webster-Kogen spoke to New York Times and Washington Post about the death of Ethiopian musician Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Gebrou.
  • SOAS has been featured on Study International's list of "4 Universities with Arts Degrees that are Shaping the Modern World".
  • Muhammad Abdel Haleem spoke to Time about why more non-Muslims are fasting this Ramadan.
  • Steve Tsang was interviewed on CNN International's show One World with Zain Asher about China/Taiwan/Ukraine/Middle East current affairs.
  • Robbie Barnett spoke about Bhutan's border relations with China and India - Scroll, First Post, and La Libre.
  • Dafydd Fell provided comment to Japan Times about former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou’s trip to China last week.
  • Duncan Bartlett and Steve Tsang analysed trips to Beijing by French President, Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen - the Dipomat.
  • Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery report - a project established by SOAS's Centre for Sustainable Finance in collaboration with the Boston University Global Development Policy Center - featured in DownToEarth.
  • Steve Tsang was interviewed by BBC World Service and LBC about the Taiwan Strait tension.
  • Duncan Bartlett wrote for Japan Forward about China's relationship with Russia and how the world views it.
  • PhD scholar Bismellah Alizada spoke to Water Politics about the concerns surrounding a new Afghan canal project.
  • Steve Tsang appeared on RUSI's podcast to discuss the founding father of the Chinese People’s Republic, Mao Zedong
  • Lisa Tilley was quoted in Vogue India about how blaming climate change on overpopulation is a dangerous distraction
  • PhD scholar Bismellah Alizada spoke to RFE/RL about the criticism from Afghan religious scholars on the ban on girls' education. 
  • Arshin Adib-Moghaddam was quoted in University World News about how the Saudi-Iran diplomacy offers hope for Yemen’s universities.
  • Jonathan Goodhand spoke to Top N Blog about the potential negative impacts of a heroin shortage in Europe.
  • Guy Standing provided comment to the Guardian about Norway's plan to raise taxes on its aquaculture industry.