Speaking & Writing
Sophia is a frequent commentator on UK and international broadcast media, and appears regularly on all BBC television, radio and podcast platforms, including the flagship programmes Westminster Hour, Newsnight, and the Newscast podcast.
Her research has been featured in leading British and global publications, such as The Economist, The New York Times, the Financial Times, Le Monde, The Times of London, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Politico, the Wall Street Journal, The National Interest, The Spectator, the New Statesman, Tatler Magazine, Prospect, the Financial Review, and the Sydney Morning Herald.
Latest articles and commentary:
The Spectator, 'Britain shouldn’t wait for America to ban TikTok'
The Strategist, 'Britain recasts AUKUS for a new era'
LSE, 'Ask the Experts: What does Trump 2.0 Mean for China'
The Strategist, 'Seven Things for Britain's AUKUS Review to Fix'
The Spectator, with Justin Bassi, 'How Labour Should Deal with China'
Politico, 'Keir Starmer plots visit to China. He just needs a policy first'
The National Interest, 'What Donald Trump Can Learn From Allies on Foreign Aid'
The Guardian, ‘A watershed moment’: how will Labour play Trump 2.0?'
New York Times, 'A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing'
Politico, 'How to trigger Trump: Britain’s cozy China trip risks America’s anger'
The Telegraph, 'Why Starmer’s great China reset risks disaster for Britain'
Recent broadcast and podcast appearances include:
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BBC News on the NATO Summit and the urgency to increase defence spending
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Regular guest on BBC Radio 4's flagship Westminster Hour programme
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The Politico Westminster Insider podcast, outlining the big foreign policy issues facing the Labour Government
Sophia has recently provided comment to articles such as:
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The New York Times, 'Russia Threat Reaches ‘Across Europe,’ U.K. Leader Tells Summit'
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The New York Times, 'UK Foreign Secretary Visits China in Bid to Reset Relations'
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The BBC, 'Gaza, Ukraine, China - the next PM faces a crowded agenda on foreign affairs'
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The Telegraph, 'Labour’s battle to convince Britain it can be trusted on defence'
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Politico, 'Will Donald Trump kill US-UK-Aussie sub defence deal?' and 'Inside UK Labour’s push for a US special relationship — even with Trump'
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The New York Times, 'Rishi Sunak's Pivot Away from Global Britain'
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The Financial Times, 'UK presses Beijing over Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang'
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Times Higher Education, 'Citations Used by China to Seize Control of Global Science'
Sophia also writes for a wide range of newspapers and magazines.
Some examples include:
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The Spectator - 'AUKUS is a Gamechanger'
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Financial Times - 'Why the British have fallen under the spell of Australian policy'
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The Spectator - 'The world will welcome the new ‘Global Britain’'
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The Telegraph - 'Coronavirus should not stop us defining and championing Global Britain'
- New Statesman - 'We must fight the use of disinformation as an election campaign technique'
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Wall Street Journal - 'Europe’s Leaders Need a New Way of Talking About Immigration'
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The American Interest - 'The Flight 93 Temptation'
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The Atlantic - 'The Post-Brexit Paradox of ‘Global Britain’
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The Times of London - 'We don’t do nostalgia like we used to'
Sophia also travels frequently around Europe and the United States to present her research at a range of high-level conferences, workshops and briefings.
She has spoken at institutions such as Harvard Kennedy School, Oxford University, and the London School of Economics and Political Science, and has briefed private gatherings of European Union Ambassadors, the intelligence community, international business leaders, and former Presidents and Prime Ministers. She is regularly called upon to speak at and moderate public events with Ambassadors, Ministers, former Prime Ministers and intelligence leaders, and senior leaders in the Armed Forces.




