SOAS in the Media: 5-11 April

12 April 2022

Items related to Asia

  • BBC Radio 3 : Dr Malcolm McNeil, Director of the Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art, discussed the latest thinking on Hong Kong ink art on BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking - 06 Apr
  • South China Morning Post, Newsweek , New York Post, Economic Times , Daily Mail : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on why China is sticking with its zero-covid policy - 07 Apr
  • South China Morning Post , Japan Times , Nikkei Asia : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on the prospect of John Lee as Hong Kong's new leader amid Beijing's desire for absolute state control - 05 Apr
  • Deutsche Welle: Steve Tsang, Director of the China Insitute, comments on Carrie Lam not seeking second term as chief executive of Hong Kong - 05 Apr
  • France24 : Avinash Paliwal, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, comments on the UN Security Council vetos and India's view of the power of the veto - 07 Apr
  • The New York Times , Australian Financial Review : Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Research Associate at the South Asia Institute, comments on the ousting of Imran Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan - 09 Apr
  • Japan Forward : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute contrasts the reactions of Japan and China to allegations of war crimes by Russia in Ukraine - 11 Apr
  • China In Context : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate with the China Institute, discusses how lockdowns caused by the pandemic are affecting investors' views of China with Janet Mui, market analyst from Brewin Dolphin - 05 Apr
  • ThePrint : Aadil Brar, MSc student in international politics with focus on China, writes about the Shanghai lockdown amid an emerging food crisis - 11 Apr
  • ThePrint : Aadil Brar, MSc student in international politics with focus on China, writes about how Chinese experts spin the political crises in Pakistan - 06 Apr

Items related to the Middle East

  • Newsweek : Dina Matar, Professor of Global Communications, comments on Arab social media user's reactions to Western coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict - 07 Apr
  • The Times Higher Education : Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, comments on Iran's Higher Education sector - 06 Apr

Items related to other regions/SOAS General

  • The Guardian : Dr Thomas Tanner, Director of the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy, writes a letter to The Guardian alongside key NGOs calling for children to be included in the global response to climate crisis - 11 Apr
  • The Conversation , ForeignAffairs : Bhavna Dave, Senior Lecturer in the Politics of Central Asia, writes about Kazakhstan’s difficult balancing act regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict - 11 Apr
  • The Conversation , ForeignAffairs : Anastasiia Kudlenko, ERC Project Coordinator, writes about evidence of atrocities in Kyiv’s suburbs strengthens case for a harder line against Russia - 07 Apr
  • The Conversation , National Post , The Canadian Press : Thomas Marois, Reader in Development Studies, writes about the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and why it needs to reclaim its public purpose - 07 Apr
  • International Socialism : Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development studies and International Relations, writes about anti-imperialism today and the war in Ukraine - 06 Apr
  • University World News : Coverage of an interview with SOAS Director Adam Habib on transnational education in HE - 07 Apr
  • FEnews.co.uk : Coverage of SOAS's ranking in the QS World rankings 2022 - 08 Apr