SOAS in the Media: 22-28 March 2022

29 March 2022

SOAS experts in the media

• University World News : SOAS Director Adam Habib writes about the AU-EU Innovation Agenda and reinventing higher education for an inclusive world - 23 Mar
• Al Jazeera : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute discusses the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how the war is shaping how global powers confront future threats and conflicts. - 27 Mar
• South China Morning Post : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Insitute, comments on how the fifth wave of Covid-19 exposed Hong Kong government's 'poor leadership' and 'inability to deliver' - 28 Mar
• The Daily Telegraph : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Insitute, comments on how Chinese state media is covering the Russia-Ukraine war - 22 Mar
• REFERL , Tendances , OilPrice : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on China and Russia's relationship - 28 Mar
• Yonhap News , The Globe and Mail : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on the lessons China is learning from Russia's invasion in Ukraine - 25 Mar
• BBC News : Dr Filippo Cervelli, Lecturer in modern Japanese literature, comments on the increased interest in anime and the rise in the number of students writing theses on anime - 26 Mar
• BBC Thai : Rachel Harrison, Professor of Thai Cultural Studies, writes an obituary of her friend, Thai author and political activist Wat Wanyangkun - 27 Mar
• BBC Thai : Rachel Harrison, Professor of Thai Cultural Studies, discusses the social and cultural aspects of the attention in Thailand on the recent mysterious death of Thai actress Tangmo Patcharaveerapong - 22 Mar
• VOA News : Dan Plesch, Professor of Diplomacy, comments on the Baltic's push for permanent NATO presence - 23 Mar
• France24 : Avinash Paliwal, Senior Lecturer of International Relations, comments on India's relationship with Russia - 22 Mar
• FAZ : Ulrich Volz, Professor of Economics, comments on the discussion of classifying weapons production as "sustainable" - 26 Mar
• South Wales Echo : Laura Hammond, Professor of Development Studies, shares her research on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns on the Somali community in Cardiff - 25 Mar
• Times Radio : Hazel Smith, Professorial Research Associate at the Centre for Korean studies, discusses North Korean missle testing amid the war in Ukraine - 25 Mar
• Plus61J : Colin Shindler, Emeritus Professor of Israel studies, writes about Middle Eastern leaders walking a tightrope between Russia and US, as complex national interests trump morality - 28 Mar
• VOA Korea : Dr. Jim Hoar, Research Associate at the Centre for Korean studies, comments on North Korea politicising humanitarian aid - 24 Mar
• South China Morning Post , Japan Times : George Magnus, Research Associate at the China Insitute, writes about China's common prosperity goal and the effect of the Russia-Ukraine war on the Chinese economy - 22 Mar
• Daily Advent : George Magnus, Research Associate at the China Insitute, writes abou the China-US decoupling - 25 Mar
• BBC Scotland: Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute, discusses the international economic implications of China’s “zero Covid” approach - 24 Mar
• Japan Forward : Duncan Bartlett Research Associate at the China Institute writes about the role played by Japan at the emergency summit of G7 leaders called to discuss the war in Ukraine and its economic repercussions - 28 Mar
• The Diplomat : Duncan Bartlett analyses how Japan is resetting its relationship with the European Union under the leadership of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida - 28 Mar
• Kootneeti : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute, considers the outcome of a meeting between the prime ministers of Japan and India - 22 Mar
• Republic TV : Burzine Waghmar, SOAS South Asia Institute member, on President Biden questioning New Delhi's commitment to the Indo-Pacific Quad and how domestic military procurement could wean India off Russian military supplies - 22 Mar
• Abundant Art : Lian Lakhope, MA Global Media and Communications student, writes about the re-opening of the Vagina Museum in London - 22 Mar
• ThePrint : Aadil Brar, MSc student in International Politics with a focus on China, writes about the MU5735 plane crash in China and the conspiracy theories that have followed - 23 Mar
• ThePrint : Aadil Brar, MSc student in International Politics with a focus on China, writes about Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi’s visit to Delhi - 28 Mar

SOAS General

• Evening Standard : Coverage of the SOAS Fundraiser concert for Ukraine - 22 Mar