Associate Professor of political theory at SOAS; British Academy Senior Research Fellow; author of Colonial Capitalism and the Dilemmas of Liberalism (Oxford 2018; https://bit.ly/3a8F0mr); writes on colonialism, capitalism, race; www.ulasince.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3mup4drhjfk2fFinal draft submitted. "Before the Color Line: Empire, Capital, and Race in Asia" will (the powers willing) be coming to an online vendor near you in 2027, in paperback nonetheless.04 Sep 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup4drhjfk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3mq5aiydhqs2t"A Potential Second Suez Crisis Averted by Argentina's Last-Minute Intervention.08 Jul 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5aiydhqs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3mprehspki22fPrompts away.03 Jul 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprehspki22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3mp3yhz5a522bThe only way London has become "Singapore-on-Thames" after Brexit.25 Jun 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3yhz5a522bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3mp3rnvp6t222Me surveying the 2020s critical theory scene25 Jun 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3rnvp6t222https://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3mnnfs6ok7s2nHad David Lynch directed Dune now, he would have found the perfect medium in the current model of Turkish TV series, where each weekly episode stretches over a mind-bending 3 hours.06 Jun 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnfs6ok7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3miqbkrurz22tWhat I tell my students every time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqbkrurz22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3md3secrcjc2lIt's a book, I guess. *Before the Color Line* is ready to leave the building for clearance review.23 Jan 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3secrcjc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3m6a4yl445c2aThis lot makes Gwyneth Paltrow look like Neil DeGrasse Tyson. FUBAR. https://theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/nov/22/free-birth-society-linked-to-babies-deaths-investigation?fbclid=IwY2xjawOOuGNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeIVQvgyIkBZE47L6c_-bvltgxC8W7yT6I3B-uENqKoZfYDiqiSxoXcdJfIcE_aem_FeinLi8RndX4Bph_z_8Jeg22 Nov 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6a4yl445c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3m3wpsplaf22rLet's see how well this ages.24 Oct 2025 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wpsplaf22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ulasince.bsky.social/post/3lyw7mvmurk23APSA 2025 impression: academic conference receptions are practically Hieronymous Bosch paintings.16 Sep 2025 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:fc6nropev2u7klubdelht7yu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyw7mvmurk23