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Peru: Protests Turn Violent after President’s Impeachment

Peru: Protests Turn Violent after President’s Impeachment

By Maria Sole Campinoti, BA History & Politics The impeachment of President of the Republic of Peru Martin Vizcarra on 9 November has led to weeks of turbulence and protests. The country saw the dismantling of its elected government and three Presidents take charge between 9 and 17 of November.

Covid-19 Vaccines Spark Optimism But Don’t Provide a Silver Bullet

Covid-19 Vaccines Spark Optimism But Don’t Provide a Silver Bullet

By Lyla Amini, MA Migration and Diaspora Studies, Persian Preliminary findings suggested that two vaccines are 90-94.5% effective at preventing Covid-19. Though developing a new vaccine takes on average 10 years from initial research to mass production, the pandemic expedited the process and vaccines have been produced in record

Tigray Crisis Threatens Regional Stability

Tigray Crisis Threatens Regional Stability

By Clayton Barrington-Russell, BA Arabic and International Relations 20 years after its closure, the Um Raquba refugee camp in Eastern Sudan has re-opened its doors to an influx of refugees from Ethiopia. According to the United Nations, ‘up to 200,000’ Ethiopian refugees are expected to cross into Sudan, fleeing

Transformation and Change: Who is management really saving and at what cost?

Transformation and Change: Who is management really saving and at what cost?

By Millie Glaister, BA Politics and International Relations. While the institution posits the Transformation and Change (T&C) Process at SOAS as necessary to save the university, I have begun to wonder what it is exactly that they are trying to save. SOASians have a clear understanding of what

Public Art: To Divide or Unite?

Public Art: To Divide or Unite?

By Kat Brown, MA Chinese Studies When art occupies public space, it is prone to being picked apart. For Maggi Hambling’s statue, dedicated to the ‘Mother of feminism’, 18th century gender equality activist Mary Wollstonecraft, the debate centres around Hambling’s depiction of the vindication of women’s rights.

Is Corbyn’s reinstatement furthering acceptance of antisemitism?

Is Corbyn’s reinstatement furthering acceptance of antisemitism?

By Diva Sinha, MSc Environment, Politics and Development On 17 November, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was reinstated to the Labour Party. Corbyn was suspended in October after he commented that the scale of antisemitism within the party had been ‘overstated.’ This came after the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: The World's Biggest Trade Pact

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: The World's Biggest Trade Pact

By Javier Vidal Cano (BA: Chinese Studies) On 15 November 2020, 15 nations (among them China, South Korea, Japan and Australia) signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the virtual ASEAN summit. The advent of such a symbolic deal in the current global climate may have groundbreaking implications for