UK (SOAS University of London) SOAS in the media 27 Jun – 3 Jul

  • Kate Bayliss wrote for the Conversation about how Thames Water came to be flooded with debt and what it means for taxpayers.
  • Steve Tsang spoke to iNews about Blinkens visit to China and what this means for their relationship.
  • Nick Westcott wrote an opinion piece for CNBC Africa about his time as the RAS’s Director and the last six years of change in the continent.
  • SOAS’s Philippines Studies was featured in this Manila Times article about the importance of Area Studies on the region.
  • Duncan Bartlett hosted a China in Context podcast in which James McGregor, Chairman of APCO Worldwide’s Greater China region and Zuri Linetsky from the Eurasia Group Foundation in Washington discuss what drives the agenda of the US Republican party on China
  • Duncan Bartlett explains why South Korea has opened a mission to NATO, while the organisation also plans to establish a liaison office in Tokyo in Asian Affairs 
  • Kate Bayliss spoke to the Financial Times about how Macquerie hiked up the debt for Thames Water.
  • Duncan Bartlett analyses the “severe and complex” bilateral relationship between China and Japan in The China Project
  • Kate Bayliss appeared live on BBC News (02:25:00) to talk about the debt and funding of Thames Water.
  • Muhammad Abdel Haleem spoke to the BBC about what Eid is and what the differences are between Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
  • SOAS PhD Student, Vera Mey has been selected as one of the Co-Artistic Directors of South Korea’s Busan Biennale 2024.
  • Lidia Kuzemska spoke to Trafo, the transregional research blog, about her research on migration, borders, and why people move.
  • Lynn Welchman is quoted in this UNHR press release about the role of the Syrian government in the country’s conflict.
  • Olivia Cheung commented on the latest app in China offering a nationwide quiz on its leader Xi Jinping and the words he has recently used – originally published in the Washington Post and republished in Exbulletin