SOAS Politics

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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/…

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/politics-issue…

Una guerra ilegal en busca de un cambio de régimen  Por Arshin Adib-Moghaddam  f.mtr.cool/bdndeqvdxl

Op/Ed for @ConversationUK “US‑Israeli attack on Iran risks plunging the world into turmoil” theconversation.com/us-israeli-att…

My @trtworld interview on the killing of #M23 spokesman Willy Ngoma & the need to reset all of the #DRC peace processes. The current mediators Qatar & the US are too economically invested in eastern Congo to be honest brokers. #Rwanda #RwOT @SOASpress youtube.com/watch?v=R3eQPc…

UK government’s release of asylum figures yesterday: Laura Hammond (@SOAS) joined Henry Bonsu on @TimesRadio to discuss the latest trends and legal pathways. A timely, evidence-based analysis highlighting the mounting pressures on international refugee law. Listen to the full interview here ⬇️ thetimes.com/radio/show/202…

For the Jeoffrey Sarpong Podcast, @Adib_Moghaddam discusses how #ArtificialIntelligence is shaping the way we see truth, freedom and each other. 🎧Listen/Watch: bit.ly/Myth-Good-AI-P… & Get 40% off The Myth of Good AI in our January Sale until the 31st! Discount applies automatically at checkout. For North American orders, please use code JAN40 at checkout.

I was on @DeutscheWelle earlier today discussing the Ugandan presidential election & growing disillusionment with electoral politics across the region. #UgandaDecides2026 #UgandaElections youtu.be/RlkvwlV86Kg?si…

My @BBCWorld interview on the Ugandan election & who might succeed Museveni. #UgandaDecides2026 #UgandaElections tinyurl.com/f93nyw7n

Prof. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam - ✨✨THE MYTH of GOOD AI✨✨ Jeoffrey Sarpong Podcast show m.youtube.com/watch?v=hVZMOD…

The Myth of Good AI: A Rational Manifesto Against Collective Delusion What we witness today is nothing less than the systematic destruction of rational thought, dressed in the seductive garb of technological progress. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam has delivered a work of uncompromising intellectual courage—a book that dares to name the beast that feeds on our collective surrender of reason. This is not merely a critique of artificial intelligence; it is an indictment of our willingness to abdicate the supreme responsibility of independent thought. The author exposes with surgical precision how the titans of technology—Google, Microsoft, Meta, and their ilk—have erected a monument to their own power upon the foundation of our intellectual complacency. Consider the audacity: these corporate leviathans present themselves as the benevolent architects of humanity’s future, while systematically programming their biases into the very algorithms that increasingly govern our existence. They speak of “good AI” and “betterment of humanity” while constructing digital chains that bind the mind more effectively than any physical shackle ever could. Adib-Moghaddam understands what the masses refuse to see: that every algorithm is a choice, every dataset a declaration of values, every “objective” system a reflection of its creators’ subjective vision of how society should be ordered. The vulnerable are not accidentally left behind—they are systematically excluded by design, their exclusion justified by the false religion of technological inevitability. The author’s call for “critical artificial intelligence” is, at its core, a demand for the restoration of individual rational judgment over collective technological hypnosis. He challenges us to reject the comfortable lie that we can surrender our agency to machines and somehow emerge more free. This manifesto stands as a beacon for those who refuse to trade their capacity for independent thought for the illusion of algorithmic certainty. It is a work for minds that will not be colonized, spirits that will not be subdued, and individuals who understand that the price of intellectual freedom is eternal vigilance against those who would think for us. Read this book. Your mind’s independence may depend on it.

Join us tomorrow at 1pm for: 'Impunity from below: Law and the state in democratic Indonesia' with Dr. @sdjaffrey. Register here: bit.ly/4pXqd1A

🚨Tonight, 1 December, @SOAS! Book Launch and discussion with Lana Tatour, Race and the Question of Palestine 🕔Date & Time: 17:00–19:00 📍Location: SOAS Main Building, Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT) 🎙️Discussants: @sophiechamas87, @JohnCNarayan, and @talalasadist

HAPPENING TODAY 5pm: 'Race and the Question of Palestine' (Stanford University Press, 2025) explores the politics of racialisation and regimes of race, racism and antiracism, race and capital accumulation, and Black–Palestinian solidarity. 📎Register: bit.ly/4irei9E

On the 76th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution, our very own @DrRBajpai and @manasraturi write on its transformative vision, particularly its commitment to substantive equality and group-differentiated rights. @IndianExpress. Read here: bit.ly/4aeZ9WQ

Join us tomorrow for two book launches on justice, ethics and political thought: 5–7pm: The Pluralistic Frameworks of Ibn Rushd and Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im by @DrAyeshaOmar 6pm: Philosophies of Justice in Acholi by Benedetta Lanfranchi. Register here: bit.ly/3LYXz1p

Looking forward to chairing tomorrow's launch of Benedetta Lanfranchi's brilliant book, Philosophies of Justice in Acholi: Responsibility in Times of Collective Suffering. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-…

Notes on artificial intelligence in Persian Gulf By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam Professor at SOAS University of London Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a central force in shaping the future of industries, economies, and governance systems around the world. newspaper.irandaily.ir/7985/4/19874