SOAS in the media 4-10 Jul

  • Ida Hadjivayanis's role as a keynote speaker for UNESCO for World Swahili Day on 7th July in New York is featured in this UN article.
  • Soe Tjen Marching spoke in depth to the BBC about the communist stigma in Indonesia that began in 1965 and what it means today. 
  • Visiting Fellow at SOAS and First Poet Laureate of Barbados, Esther Phillips, was featured in this TIME Magazine article about Barbados's historic push for slavery repatriations. 
  • Steve Tsang spoke live to LBC radio about Janet Yellen's visit to China.
  • Werner Menski provided comment to Scroll.in about the implications of a Uniform Civil Code in India.
  • Duncan Bartlett spoke on this China Radio International podcast about a message sent by Xi Jinping to a group which advocates enhanced relations between the UK and China.
  • Jim Hoare was interviewed live by Polish TVP on the subject of the North Korean kidnapping and detention of Japanese citizens between 1973 and 1983.
  • Duncan Bartlett wrote for Japan Forward about the potential implications of the IEAE's approval of a plan to release treated water from the Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
  • Steve Tsang spoke to Newsweek about the China warnings issued by NATO's Chief. 
  • Innocent Ncube provided comment to News24 about Mugabe's influence in this year's elections in Zimbabwe.
  • Dafydd Fell spoke to the PIE News about the structural problems facing Taiwan’s higher education system.
  • Kate Bayliss spoke to the Guardian about the consequences of water privatisation and what it has meant for Thames Water. 
  • Duncan Bartlett discussed whether the economy of China would benefit from more stimulus with Duncan Wrigley, Chief China Plus Economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics - Buzzsprout. 
  • Colin Shindler wrote an opinion piece for Jewish News about marking 500 days of the Ukraine war and how Putin has weaponised antisemitism to retain the far-right's support. 
  • Steve Tsang appeared live on Sky News about the Solomon Islands Prime Minister signing nine diplomatic agreements – including a strategic partnership – with China.
  • Kate Bayliss spoke to iNews about how China and Abu Dhabi-owned Thames Water was able to pay out dividends despite bailout threat.
  • Steve Tsang provided comment to CNN about how India downplayed a key Russia-friendly summit, and what this means for Russia and China. 

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