SOAS in the media - 16-22 May

  • Steve Tsang spoke to CNN about street vendors making a comeback in China.
  • Adam Habib appeared on BBC World Service to discuss the African leaders' peace delegation to Russia and Ukraine. 
  • Sarah Njeri spoke about the families fleeing drought and conflict in Somalia - Express, AP Direct, and Independent Eagle.
  • Dafydd Fell provided comment to the China Project for their article exploring if Beijing can influence Taiwan’s presidential election through economic coercion.
  • Steve Tsang was interviewed by Deutsche Welle about why western companies re-evaluate their China investments.
  • Lina Khatib spoke to Bloomberg about Messi and Ronaldo contributing to Saudi Arabia's economy diversification. 
  • Yair Wallach spoke to the New Arab about Israel's narrative about the Nakba. 
  • Steve Tsang was quoted by My City Beat about the median line that lies between Taiwan and China.  
  • Costas Lapavitsas appeared live on CGTN to talk about the Greek elections. 
  • Steve Tsang spoke to PIE News about Sunak's decision to keep Confuscius Institutes open and how the institutes are superintended by the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Lina Khatib provided comment about what's next for Syria after Assad's regional comeback - the Citizen. 
  • Yuka Kobayashi appeared on BBC World News to talk about G7 meeting in Hiroshima and what this means politically and economically. 
  • Femi Bolaji wrote for the LSE Blog about the issues around Nigerians only be able to send money home in US dollars. 
  • Jim Hoare was interviewed for Polish TVP about the G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan. 
  • Moritz Rudolf (Yale) and Duncan Bartlett discussed what the 2023 meeting of G7 leaders in Hiroshima has in store for China - Buzzsprout. 
  • Steve Tsang spoke to Aljazeera about how Liz Truss's reputation is affecting her opinions on actions towards China. 
  • Avinash Paliwal provided comment to the BBC about how the twin crises in Pakistan can affect the ceasefire on their Indian border.
  • Sanjay Srivastava wrote for the Indian Express about the recent Karantaka State elections, contemporary India, and religion and caste.
  • Duncan Bartlett analysed the announcements on Ukraine made during the first day of the G7 summit in Hiroshima - Japan Forward
  • Guy Standing spoke live on Sky News about the job cuts made by BT as a result of AI technology. 
  • Subir Sinha appeared on the Wire India to talk about the Bharatiya Janata Party's loss in the Karnataka State elections. 
  • Olivia Cheung appeared on France 24 to talk about the $2m fine for a joke about the army in China. 
  • Phil Clark conducted the Monocle 24 newspaper review on the ceasefire in Sudan, the African Union's 60th anniversary and the new US-Papua New Guinea security pact.
  • Steve Tsang spoke to Nikkei Asia about the German musums that have begun working with Beijing's Palace Museum to return artifacts that had been looted and smuggled after the Boxer Rebellion. 
  • Lina Khatib commented for Aljazeera about Assad's return to the Arab fold. 
  • Duncan Bartlett wrote for Japan Forward about President Zelenskyy's in-person G7 Hiroshima Summit visit.
  • Steve Tsang spoke to My City Beat about how the coronavirus might impact China's attempt to strengthen their foothold in the EU. 
  • For Japan Forward, Duncan Bartlett analysed the messages relating to China and the Quad security pact meeting held alongside the G7 summit in Hiroshima.
  • Igihe quoted Phil Clark on Rwanda's use of peacekeeping missions to secure major business contracts across Africa.
  • Susanne Jaspars and Lutz Oette's SOAS Blog about the failed responses to structural and direct violence in Sudan was re-published by Afric Info and All Africa.
  • Avinash Paliwal spoke to Bloomberg about Imran Khan's encounter with the Pakistani army and the social unrest that has ensued.

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