The Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS, University of London. Unrivalled expertise in the politics of Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Joined February 2011
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Prof. Phil Clark @FRANCE24 discussing Kagame & Macron's unveiling of a Paris memorial to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in #Rwanda.
Clark argues France refuses to acknowledge its role in the genocide, which leaves survivors still seeking justice.
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Watch Simukai Chigudu discuss 'Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire'
Hosted by Centre for Pan‑African Studies.
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📸 Great to host the School of Methods at SOAS last week — bringing together students from across SOAS, 15 UK universities, and a visiting scholar from the University of Konstanz
Thanks to all our partners and supporters for making it possible!
#SOAS #Politics #ResearchMethods
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Join us for a critical conversation with @Winnie_Byanyima on global justice, health, and lessons from the #AIDS movement for today’s geopolitical shifts.
🗓️28 May, 6pm at @SOAS. More info below.
@SOASEconomics @SOASpolitics @devcomms @EADI @SOASalumni @soas_cpas
💡How can the majority world seize current geopolitical ruptures to upend global imbalances that hinder #health & #development?➡️Join @SOAS_DLD & @Winnie_Byanyima @UNAIDS on how lessons from the #AIDS movement apply to wider struggles for global justice: rb.gy/s8nqhk
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Apr 20
Prof. Phil Clark features in the @AJEnglish documentary, "Why Can't International Law Stop Mass Atrocities?" Produced by @hey_alirae insights from @DrMelOB @4noura & Jean-Marie Kamatali on the prospects & limits of international law from Rwanda to Gaza.
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Interview with @ETVBharatEng “On Iran War, AI Warfare And The Changing Global Order.” Thanks to M L Narasimha Reddy @ETVBharatBR etvbharat.com/amp/en/interna…
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Apr 16
Phil Clark debates the future of the ICC with @BethvanSchaack @janethanderson & Barney Afako.
Ep. 1 of "Dead Men Walking" podcast series by @IFITtransitions & @Justiceinfonet.
Clark argues the ICC has long stymied other forms of post-atrocity justice.
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Join Simukai Chigudu for a book talk on 'Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire'
🗓️ 28 April 2026 | 5:15 PM
📍 Wolfson Lecture Theatre, SOAS
Register 👇
soas.ac.uk/about/event/chasi…
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Exclusive interview about the Iran war, Kurdistan and the future of the region with Gulan Media based in Iraqi Kurdistan gulanmedia.com/en/story/3584…
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We had a full house for our last seminar of the academic year with Nasser Abourahme speaking about "The Time beneath the Concrete" last month. Many thanks to discussants Wael Omar, Talin Shaheen and Sophie Chamas for their contributions, and to our dedicated audience as always.
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#Iran has been threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz for years – it’s a key part of #Tehran’s defence strategy | By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam @Adib_Moghaddam (#SOAS) for The @ConversationUK
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Fully funded MPhil/PhD studentship at SOAS exploring Pan-Africanism, reparative futures & global order.
Join the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project led by Dr Daniel Mulugeta. Includes tuition stipend. Deadline: 15 May 2026.
soas.ac.uk/study/student-lif…
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ok, Pakistan has now come out of the shadows as the chosen 'go-between' for the US and Iran. this was foreseeable, and likely to have at least short-term implications for India. some v quick thoughts. 1/n
‘India may think that it has chosen a “side” in the US-Israel war on Iran, but it must be under no illusion that this “side” has not yet chosen India.’
some thoughts on the dangerous segues between the Iran war & Af-Pak ‘open war’ in @HindustanTimes weekend big read.
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some thoughts on the difficulties the Afghan Taliban is facing in its negotiations with Pakistan in this piece on the ‘open war’ by @TheEconomist economist.com/asia/2026/03/1…
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Mar 22
Finally listened to this urgent & insightful PTO interview with my ace SOAS colleague @ngeorge00
'The United Nations and other observers recorded about 15,000 Israeli violations violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon... 400 people were killed...' -@ngeorge00 on the one-sided "ceasefire" that preceded the latest round of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah:
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Mar 22
Sul Fatto Quotidiano in edicola oggi, l’intervista al politologo Arshin Adib-Moghaddam della School of Oriental and African Studies di Londra #iranwar2026 #iran
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Interview Hildebrandt Magazine @ensustrece “Estados Unidos e Israel no comprendan cómo funciona la idiosincrasia iraní, estarán condenados a perder la guerra” hildebrandtensustrece.com/re…
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Interview @larazon_es “"La historia iraní ha demostrado la resiliencia nacional del país, especialmente frente a la agresión extranjera" larazon.es/internacional/que…
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Mar 2
COULD THIS WAR SPIRAL BEYOND THE MIDDLE EAST?
The US-Israeli attack on Iran could reverberate far beyond the region. This news commentary outlines the risks to oil supply, NATO cohesion, global security, and economic stability.
Read: interaksyon.philstar.com/pol…
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Mar 1
Una guerra ilegal en busca de un cambio de régimen
Por Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
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