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By Aloïs Aguettant, BA Politics and International Relations On the 6th of December of 2017, Donald Trump once again defied overwhelming global opposition by officially recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In a speech at the White House, the US president stated that he will deliver on his campaign
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By Emma Ruiters, MSc Development Economics On the 18th December 2017, the African National Congress (ANC) elected Cyril Ramaphosa, 65, as their president. Ramaphosa took charge of the party of Mandela after defeating Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, 68, ex-wife of current South African president Jacob Zuma. The ANC has been in power
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By Ahmad Jamal Wattoo, BA Economics and Politics On Tuesday, the 28th of November, a bust of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was unveiled at the British Museum in London. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and H.E the Pakistani High Commissioner in
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By Ludovica Longo, BA Politics and Geography The Oslo District Court has recently declared the opening of the last untouched area of the Barents sea to new oil extractions as constitutional and as compatible with both the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degrees ambitious objective and with the newly strengthened
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By Lucy Beach, BA History The UN affiliated Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee is currently considering a complaint from the environmental group, Friends of the Earth, who have accused the UK government of breaching international environmental law in the EU withdrawal bill. The complaint is in regards to the Aarhus Convention,
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By Tom Matsuda, BA Japanese and International Relations In an effort to re-assert her control over her party, Prime Minister Theresa May has reshuffled her cabinet. The news comes after her political power has been stifled by the loss of her majority in last summer’s election. The move, labelled
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By Tom Matsuda, BA Japanese and International Relations Areas of SOAS’ Paul Webley Wing in the Senate House building are set to undergo a series of renovations from May onwards. Over a period of 18 months, sections of the building will be cordoned off and renovated. Once an area has
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By Zain Hussain, MA International Politics The Israeli Government has published a list of organisation that endorse the Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions Movement (BDS) against the Israeli government. BDS aims to put pressure on Israel to end its occupation of the West Bank and its blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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By Ali Mitib, BA Law and Politics. On the 24th November, hundreds of students and staff walked out of SOAS en masse in protest of proposals to reshape administration departments. Representatives from the Students’ Union, UNISON, the University and College Union (UCU) addressed the protestors on why these proposed change
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By Arooj Sultan, BA Economics and Politics and Hannah Somerville, MA Arabic Literature There are currently five principles that form SOAS’ financial strategy and therefore mould the school’s corporate objectives, and the way in which those objectives are achieved. A reading of those principles makes it clear that the
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By Hannah Somerville, MA Arabic Literature A ‘draconian’ attendance policy for PhD students on Tier 4 visas has been put on ice by SOAS after being roundly criticised by the Students’ Union. On Tuesday, November 14 international students received an email of a new policy requiring students to check in
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The 16th November marked the visit of the ninth Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres. It was a remarkable day for SOASians, students and teachers alike. Guterres was appointed as the Secretary General of the United Nations in January this year. His relationship with the UN has been