SOAS in the Media: 17-23 May

24 May 2022

Items related to Asia

  • The Guardian , BBC Indonesia : Owen Miller, Lecturer in Korean studies comments on the outbreak of the Omnicron varient in North Korea - 18 May
  • South China Morning Post : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on the expansion plans of Hong Kong's government - 18 May
  • Daily Express : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on the unity of Western countries via economic sanctions against Russia and how this has taken China by surprise - 21 May
  • Daily Express , LBC: Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on the possibility of China attacking Taiwan - 22 May
  • Voachinese : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on the EU's relationship with China - 18 May
  • South China Morning Post : Dr. Soe Tjen Marching, Lecturer in Language, Culture & Linguistics, comments on the oppression of Indonesian-Chinese writers in Indonisea - 22 May
  • BBC World Service , GB News: Hazel Smith, Professorial Research Associate at the Centre of Korean studies, discusses the Omnicron outbreak in North Korea - 18 May
  • Financial Times : Kuan-Cheng, Chen, Research Associate at the Centre of Taiwan Studies, writes a letter to FT about the need for Taiwan to be prepared for a threat from China - 23 May
  • Taiwan Insight : Ming-yeh T. Rawnsley, Research Associate at the Centre of Taiwan Studies, writes a collaborative piece on Taiwan's Digital News Media Landscape in the Twenty-first Century - 23 May
  • BBC Radio Northern Ireland : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute, analyses President Biden’s remarks about the defence of Taiwan which stirred controversy during his trip to Asia - 23 May
  • Japan Forward : Duncan Bartlett analyses the arrest of Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen on allegations of “foreign collusion” - 18 May
  • China In Context : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at the China Institute, discusses the economic implications of China’s so-called “zero Covid” policy with Frank Tsai, a long-term resident of Shanghai - 17 May
  • ThePrint : Aadil Brar, MSc student in International Politics with a focus on China, writes about the speculated tensions between President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang and other key news from China from over the past week - 23 May

Items related to Africa

  • AllAfrica , The African Mirror : Awino Okech, Associate Professor in Political Sociology, writes about how #JusticeForSheila social media campaign highlights the precarious lives of queer people in Keny - 19 May

Items related to other regions/SOAS General

  • The I : Dr Karabekir Akkoyunlu, Lecturer in the Politics of the Middle East, comments on Turkey taking advantage of Nato veto over Finland and Sweden to extract concessions on weapons - 22 May
  • The Guardian : Peter Muchlinski, Emeritus Professor of Law, writes a letter to The Guardian warning that carbon bomb projects threaten human life - 19 May
  • TRT World : Phil Clark, Professor of International Politics, discusses the Australian election - 20 May
  • London School of Economics Blog: Dr Amir Lebdioui, Lecturer in Political Economy of Development, writes about how Latin American trade is tied to climate change and a Green Deal could be the way forward - 19 May
  • English.alaraby : Paul O'Connell, Reader in Law, writes that apathy and resignation won Britain's local elections - 17 May
  • Boys By Girls : Interview with SOAS alumni and professional rugby player, Maro Itoje - 23 May
  • Financial Times : Brunei Gallery mentioned as a great way to spend a lunch break in London - 17 May

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