The official Independent student newspaper for SOAS University of London. Established in 1935 and published monthly during term. Check out all the latest SOAS news, opinions and updates here.
By Chloë Cochran – BA Global Popular Music Current discussions on politics and the political climate in the UK and around the world leaves us with a tangible sense of dissatisfaction and frustration. This is fueling an atmosphere of apathy. Examining the political state we are living in can be depressing, exhausting, and disheartening. Democracy […]
By Mahnoor Sajid, BA Economics and Politics Jingle bells, Turkey sends, military detainees back! Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is determined to take on the role of Santa Claus this holiday season and it appears Western Europe is getting a present it was hoping to avoid The members of the Islamic state who were captured […]
By Samar Fatima Ali, BA Economics and Politics 2019 has seen Latin America spiral out of control. Some are calling it the “Latin Spring”. In January, Venezuelans began protesting and continue to do so as a humanitarian crisis grips the nation. October brought with it an eruption of unrest in Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia characterised […]
By Chung Man Leung, MSc International Politics For Palestinians, this is not an election between moderates and extremists, it is a choice between two parties that both aim to occupy more territories from their hands. The political deadlock in Israel is still to be resolved after two inconclusive elections in this calendar year. The first […]
By Chung Man Leung, MSc International Politics More than a decade ago when China joined the World Trade Organization and showed an indication as a rising global superpower, some scholars came up with the China threat theory, mainly stated that China would eventually turn into a big threat to global peace, stability and security. As […]
By Umar Rahman, Bsc Developmental Economics Plans are underway for 15 West African states (collective population of 385 million) to adopt the single monetary system Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), commonly known as ECO. With ECO due to be implemented in 2020, now is as good a time as ever to define the […]