SOAS in the Media: 9-15 March

16 March 2021

Items related to Asia

  • The Daily Telegraph : Avinash Paliwal, Associate Professor of International Relations comments on the Myanmar's soliders violence against civilians - 13 Mar
  • TIME , The Epoch Times , Buzzfeed : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Insitute comment on the mounting calls for a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - 09 Mar
  • South China Morning Post : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute comments on China's Communist Party's use of the internet to defend its “anti-democratic system" - 14 Mar
  • Wall Street Journal , The Straits Times : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute comments on Beijing's moves to change Hong Kong's electoral system - 11 Mar
  • The Wire : Rachel Dwyer Professor Emerita of Indian culture and cinema writes about the Bollywood film 'Anand' - 15 Mar
  • The Lily - Washington Post : Keith Howard, Emeritus Professor of Music comments on 'comfort women' in Japan - 10 Mar
  • Middle East Eye : Myriam Francois, Research Associate at the Centre of Islamic studies writes about China's Uighurs and how the case for genocide has been made - 09 Mar
  • Taipei Times : Review of Taiwan’s Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan by Dr Dafydd Fell, Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies - 10 Mar
  • BBC Radio 4 : Dr Olivia Cheung, Research Fellow at the China Institute discusses Britain's policy towards China amid the release of the UK's integrated review on the Today programme - 15 Mar
  • Japan Forward: Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute writes an article looking at the implications for Japan of China’s increase of 6.8% in its defence budget -10 Mar
  • BBC 5 Live : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute joins a radio broadcast to discuss the tenth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake in Japan and the legacy of the Fukushima disaster -11 Mar
  • China Plus : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute writes an article examining the role of regional rejuvenation and poverty reduction within the 14th Five Year Plan - 12 Mar
  • Politics.co.uk : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute gives a television interview explaining the laws about patriotism in Hong Kong which were passed at the National People's Congress in Beijing in March - 15 Mar
  • CNN News18 : Burzine Waghmar, SOAS South Asia Inst. member, interviewed on India's vaccine diplomacy and Five Eyes intelligence sharing with Canberra at inaugural Indo-Pacific Quad summit - 12 Mar

Items related to Africa

  • The Conversation , Irish Sun , AllAfrica , AfricanEyeReport : Dr Sophie Van Huellen, Lecturer in Economics writes about how How commodity exporting countries like Ghana have been hit by COVID-19 - 14 Mar
  • The Conversation : Marie Rodet, Reader in the History of Africa writes about why "slavery by descent" still persists in Mali - 11 Mar
  • Bulawayo24 News : Stephen Chan, Professor of World Politics comments on the need for dialogue in Zimbabwean politics - 11 Mar
  • BBC World Service : Lucy Duran, Professor of Music discusses the life of Senegalese singer Thione Seck - 14 Mar
  • The New Times , Igihe : Phil Clark, Professor of International Politics comments on the controversy over Arsenal's "Visit Rwanda" sponsorship deal - 10 Mar
  • KT Press : Phil Clark, Professor of International Politics comments on Hotel Rwanda hotelier Paul Rusesabagina's request for a 6-month delay to his terrorism trial -12 Mar

Items related to the Middle East

  • BBC Radio 4 : Hugh Kennedy, Professor of Arabic discusses the Islamic empire during 7th century AD - 15 Mar
  • BBC News : Professor Almut Hintze discusses Zoroastrianism and the Jiyo Parsi program - 9 Mar
  • Daily Mail , Times of India : Colin Shindler, Emeritus Professor of Israel studies, comments on Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he faces a fourth election in under two years - 14 Mar
  • TRT World : Dr. Massoumeh Torfeh Research Associate at the Centre for Global Media and Communications, writes about Antony Blinken's neo-colonial letter to Afghanistan - 11 Mar

Items related to other regions/SOAS General

  • The Conversation : Nigel Poole, Professor of International Development, writes about how cereal grains can help tackle global malnutrition - 15 Mar
  • Eastern Eye : Dr Amina Yaqin, Reader in Urdu and Postcolonial Studies comments on the inquiry into how alleged racism in the NHS impacts the care provided to South Asian pregnant women - 10 Mar
  • Premier Christian Radio: Alison Scott-Baumann, Professor of Society and Belief, discusses free speech on university campuses - 13 Mar
  • Syndication Bureau : Michael Jennings is Reader in International Development writes about how well will Vaccine Diplomacy work? - 14 Mar
  • Jewish Chronicle : Colin Shindler, Emeritus Professor of Israel studies, reviews Airey Neave's book, Nuremberg - A personal record of the trial of the major Nazi war criminals - 12 Mar
  • The British Academy : Jonardon Ganeri, Professorial Research Associate at the Department of Religions & Philosophies explores "What is philosophy?" - 09 Mar
  • The Daily Telegraph : Feature on SOAS alumnus and England rugby player, Maro Itoje - 09 Mar
  • BusinessGreen , Banking Industry Today: Coverage of Centre for Sustainable Finance report, Net-zero central banking: A new phase in greening the financial system - 15 Mar

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