Dr. Ali Riaz
Distinguished Professor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 405
Office Hours
Tuesdays 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. & by appointment
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
POL 151.002 Introduction to International Relations
POL 442.001 Topics In Comparative Politics
Teaching Interests & Areas
South Asian Politics, Comparative Politics
Research Interests & Areas
Political Islam, South Asian Politics, Bangladeshi Politics, Democratization, Violent Extremism
Ph D Political Science
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
MA Political Science
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
MA Communication
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
MA Mass Communication and Journalism
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
BA Mass Communication and Journalism
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Impact Award
Illinois State University
2020
Excellence in Teaching Award
Pi Aigma Alpha, Illinois State University
2006
Research Enhancement Award
Illinois State University
2006
Outstanding College Researcher Award
CAS, Illinois State University
2005
Dean's Award for Outstanding Scholarship
College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University
2004
Special Recognition for Services
Claflin University, South Carolina
2002
Werner Levi Award
Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii
1993
East West Center Honor Award
University of Hawaii
1990
Who's Who International Student Certificate of Merit
1990
Book, Authored
A Fractured Path: Challenges of Democratic Transition in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2025), University Press Limited
Ami'i Rastro (I am the State), in Bengali
Ali Riaz.
(2025), Prothoma
How Autocrats Rise: Sequences of Democratic Backsliding
Ali Riaz, Md. Sohel Rana.
(2024), Palgrave Macmillan
Pathways of Autocratization: The Tumultuous Journey of Bangladeshi Politics
Ali Riaz.
(2024), Routledge
Itihasher Dolachol (Oscilation of History, in Bengali)
Ali Riaz.
(2023), Batighar
Trials and Tribulations: Politics, Economy and Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2023), Prothoma
Lekhoker Dai (Responsibilities of a writer, in Bengali) (লেখকের দায়)
Ali Riaz.
(2022), 144, Batighar
More than Meets the Eye: Essays on Bangladeshi Politics
Ali Riaz.
(2022), University Press Limited
Bhoyer Sangskriti (Culture of Fear, in Bengali)
Ali Riaz.
(2021), Prothoma
Nikhjoj Gonotontro (The Missing Democracy, in Bengali)
Ali Riaz.
(2021), Prothoma
Bangladesh: A Political History since Independence
Ali Riaz.
(2019), Bloomsbury
Voting in a Hybrid Regime: Understanding the 2018 Bangladeshi Elections
Ali Riaz.
(2019), Palgrave Macmillan
Bangladesher Rajnitir Bhobishot Gotiprokiti (Future Trends of Bangladeshi Politics, in Bengali)
Ali Riaz.
(2018), Occasional Paper: Centre for Governance Studies
Undying Issues: Reframing Debates on Contemporary Challenges
Ali Riaz.
(2018), Pathak Samabesh
Lived Islam and Islamism in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2017), Prothoma Publishers
Bangladesh: A Political History Since Independence
Ali Riaz.
(2016), I B Tauris
How Did We Arrive Here?
Ali Riaz.
(2015), Prothoma
Bhoyer Sangskriti: Bangladeshe Atonko O Sontrasher Rajnoitik Orthoniti (The Culture of Fear: Political Economy of Terror and Violence in Bangladesh)
Ali Riaz.
(2014)
Inconvenient Truths About Bangladeshi Politics
Ali Riaz.
(2013), Prothoma
Islam and Identity Politics among British-Bangladeshis: A Leap of Faith
Ali Riaz.
(2013), Manchester University Press
Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia
Ali Riaz.
(2008), Rutgers University Press
Islamist Militance in Bangladesh: A Complex Web
Ali Riaz.
(2008), Routledge
Paradise Lost? State Failure in Nepal
Ali Riaz, Subo Basu.
(2007), Lexington Books
Unfolding State: The Transformation of Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2006), de Sitter Publications
God Willing: The Politics of Islamism in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2004), Rowman and Littlefield
Sheikh Mujib O Onanno Proshongo (Sheikh Mujib and Other Issues)
Ali Riaz.
(2001), Parijat Prakashani
Ali Riaz Calling from BBC London
Ali Riaz.
(2000), Parijat Prakashani
Voice and Silence: Contextualizing Taslima Nasreen
Ali Riaz.
(1995), Ankur Prakashani
State, Class and Military Rule: Political Economy of Martial Law in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(1994), Nadi New Press
Bangladesh's Constitution: Genesis, Features and Future (in Bengali)
Ali Riaz.
Prothoma
How Autocrats Rise: Sequences of Democratic Backsliding
Ali Riaz, Sohel Rana.
Palgrave Macmillan
Pathways of Autocratization: The Tumultuous Journey of Bangladeshi Politics
Ali Riaz.
Routledge
Book, Chapter
The Making of an Autocratic Regime: Democratic Backsliding in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2025), Democracy in South Asia, Routledge
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2024), Introduction to South Asian Politics (2nd edition), Routledge
Construction and Reconstruction of Identity of the Bangladeshi Diaspora
Ali Riaz.
(2024), Bangladesh on a New Journey: Moving beyond the Regional Identity, Bloomsbury
Islamist politics in Bangladesh: The nature, scope and the pathway
Ali Riaz.
(2024), ”. Fifty Years of Bangladesh: Economy, Politics, Society and Culture, Routledge
Constitutionalism Interrupted or Constitutionalism Absent? The Divergence of Constitution and Politics in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2023), A History of the Constitution of Bangladesh: The Founding, Development, and Way Ahead, Routledge
Democracy Deficit in D-8
Ali Riaz, Md Sohel Rana.
(2023), Economic Integration and Global Governance in Emerging Muslim Economies, World Scientific
Mega Projects: Orthinitir Duraroggyo Byadhi (Mega Projects: The incurable disease of economy, in Bengali)
Ali Riaz.
(2023), Lunthito Vobisyot (The Plundered Future, in Bengali), Prothoma
Three Decades of Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2023), The Politics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Bangladesh, Routledge
Understanding Radicalization of the Bangladeshi Society and politics
Ali Riaz.
(2023), Politics of Hate: Religious Majoritarianism in South Asia, HarperCollins
Vhumika: amra ekhane esechi keevabe (Introduction: How Did We Come Here, in Bengali)
Ali Riaz.
(2023), Lunthito Vobishyot (Plundered Future, in Bengali), Prothoma
Bangladesh in the Midst of Vaccine Diplomacy
Ali Riaz.
(2022), The Covid-19 Crisis in South Asia: Coping with Pandemic, Routledge
Bangladesh: In pursuit of a one-party state?
Ali Riaz.
(2022), Routledge Handbook of Autocratization, Routledge
Bangladesh's International Relations with South Asia and Beyond
Ali Riaz.
(2022), Routledge Handbook of the International Relations in South Asia, Routledge
Religious Radicalization in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2022), The Emergence of Bangladesh: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Palgrave MacMillan
The Culture of Fear in Global Politics
Ali Riaz.
(2022), Culture of Fear in World Politics: Origins and Ramifications, Levant books
Bangladesh: the return of religion to the political center stage
Ali Riaz.
(2021), Religion and Politics in South Asia, Routledge
Four Challenges to Governance in South Asia
Ali Riaz.
(2021), Governance in the 21st Centaury in South Asia: Challenges and Ways Forward, Hakkani Publishers
Introduction: the tangled web of religion and politics in South Asia
Ali Riaz.
(2021), Religion and Politics in South Asia, Routledge
‘Religion and Society in Bangladesh: Unpacking the Multilayered Relationships
Ali Riaz.
(2021), Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions, Routledge
Working Under the ‘Sword of Damocles’: Experiences of Journalists in a Hybrid Regime’
Ali Riaz, Fahmida Zaman.
(2021), Masks of Authoritarianism: Hegemony, Power and Life Bangladesh, Palgrave
Bangladesh: holding together a low cohesion society
Ali Riaz.
(2020), Social Cohesion in Asia Historical Origins, Contemporary Shapes and Future Dynamics,, Routledge
The Legislature as a Tool, Executives’ Power Grab, and Civilian Authoritarianism: The Bangladesh Case
Ali Riaz.
(2020), Legislative Decline in the 21st Century: A Comparative Perspective, Routledge
The Nature and The Quality of Democracy in Bangladesh (1991-2013): An Assessment
Ali Riaz.
(2019), Governance and Governed: Democracy and Development in Bangladesh, University Press Limited
A Taxonomy of Political Violence in South Asia
Ali Riaz.
(2018), Political Violence in South Asia
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2018), Europa Regional Surveys of the World: South Asia 2019, Taylor and Francis
Perspectives on Political Violence in South Asia
Ali Riaz, Fahmida Zaman, Zobaida Nasreen.
(2018), Political Violence in South Asia, Routledge
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2017), Europa Regional Surveys of the World: South Asia 2018, Taylor and Francis
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2016), Europa Regional Surveys of the World: South Asia 2017, Taylor and Francis
Introduction to Bangladesh Handbook
Ali Riaz, Muhammad Sajjadur Rahman.
(2016), Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh, Routledge
Modi's South Asia Reset
Ali Riaz.
(2016), Modi's Men and the World: The Ring view Inside Out, Bloomsbury India
Political Parties, Elections and Party System
Ali Riaz.
(2016), 65-81, Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh, Routledge
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2015), Introduction to South Asia Politics, Routledge
Bangladesh,
Ali Riaz.
(2014), Europa Regional Surveys of the World: South Asia 2015
Being Bengali Abroad: Identity Politics among the Bengali Community in Britain
Ali Riaz.
(2014), In Mridula Nath Chakraborty (ed.), Being Bengali: At Home and in the World
Electoral Democracy and Human Rights
Ali Riaz.
(2014), In Imtiaz Ahmed (ed.), Human Rights in Bangladesh: Past, Present and Futures, University Press Limited
Islamist Parties, Elections and Democracy in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2014), In Julie Chernov Hwang and R. Quinn Mecham (eds.), Playing by the Rules: Islamist Parties in Asia and the Middle East, UPenn Press
Madrassah Education in Bangladesh: Contestations and Accommodations
Ali Riaz.
(2014), In Sa'eda Buang and Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew (eds.), Muslim Education in the 21st Century: Asian Perspectives
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2013), : Europa Regional Surveys of the World: South Asia 2014: Taylor and Francis
“Commentary” on Bangladesh Constitution
Ali Riaz.
(2013), In John Esposito (ed.), Oxford Islamic Studies Online, Oxford University Press
Scholarship in and on South Asia 2060
Ali Riaz.
(2013), Moeed Yusuf and Adil Najam (eds), South Asia 2060: Envisioning Regional Futures, Anthem Press
Water, Secuirty and Challenges Ahead
Ali Riaz.
(2013), In M Froze Ahmed, Md. Khalequzzaman and Tanvir Ahmed, Water Resources in South Asia: Conflict and Cooperation, Bangladesh Environment Network
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2012), Europa Regional Surveys of the World: South Asia 2013
Islam, Islamization and Politics in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2012), In Christophe Jaffrelot and Aminah Mohammad-Arif, Politics and Religion in South Asia: Whither Secularism
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2011), : Europa Regional Surveys of the World: South Asia 2012; Taylor and Francis
Parental Choice of Qwami Madrassahs in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2011), In Syed Saad Andaleeb, Halimur Rahman Khan and Manzoor Ahmed (eds.), Education and National Development: Selected Papers from the 2008 and 2009 Conferences on Bangladesh at Harvard University, University Press Limited
Religion as a Political Ideology in South Asia
Ali Riaz.
(2011), In Ishtiaq Ahmed (ed.) The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast Asia, Routledge
Bangladesh: ‘A Weak State’ with Multiple Security Challenges
Ali Riaz.
(2010), South Asia’s e Regional Insecurity Predicament; Stanford University Press
Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: Regional and Extra-regional Dimensions
Ali Riaz, Jessica Bastian.
(2010), Ali Riaz and C. Christine Fair (eds), Political Islam and Governance in BangladeshRoutledge
Islamist Politics and Education
Ali Riaz.
(2010), In Ali Riaz and C. Christine Fair (eds), Political Islam and Governance in Bangladesh, Routledge
Islamist Politics and Popular Culture
Ali Riaz, Md. Abu Naser.
(2010), In Ali Riaz and C. Christine Fair (eds), Political Islam and Governance in Bangladesh, Routledge
The Politics of Islamization in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2010), In Ali Riaz (ed.), Religion and Politics in South Asia, Routledge
Three Arguments about Religion-Politics Nexus
Ali Riaz.
(2010), In Ali Riaz (ed.), Religion and Politics in South Asia, Routledge
Who are The Islamists?
Ali Riaz, Kh. Ali Ar Raji.
(2010), In Ali Riaz and C. Christine Fair (eds), Political Islam and Governance in Bangladesh, Routledge
Constructing Outraged Communities and State Responses: The Taslima Nasreen Saga in 1994 and 2007
Ali Riaz.
(2009), (Re) Reading Taslima Nasrin: Context, Contents, and Constructions, Shrabon Prokashani
Interactions of "Transnational" and "Local" Islam in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2009), Transnational Islam in South ad Southeast Asia: Movements, Network, and Conflict Dynamics, NBR Project Report; National Bureau of Asian Research
NGOs, Empowerment, and Social Capital: Lessons from BRAC and the Grameen Bank
Ali Riaz.
(2009), Recreating the Commons? NGOs in Bangladesh, University Press Limited
The Nation-State, Global Media and the Regime of Supervision
Ali Riaz, Anthony DiMaggio.
(2008), Discipline and Punishment in Global Politics: Illusions of Control, Palgrave/Macmillan
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2007), Islamist Opposition Parties around the World and the Potential for EU Engagement; The Finish Institute of International Affairs
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
South Asian Politics: An Introduction, Routledge
Bangladesh: In Pursuit of a one-party state?
Ali Riaz.
Routledge Handbook of Autocratization in South Asia, Routledge
Bengali and Bangladeshi Nationalism
Ali Riaz, Md Harun Or Rashid.
Routledge Handbook of State, Nation and Nationalism in South Asia, Routledge
Construction and Reconstruction of Identity of the Bangladeshi Diaspora
Ali Riaz.
Bangladesh on a New Journey: Moving beyond the Regional Identity,, Bloomsbury
Islamist politics in Bangladesh: The nature, scope and the pathway
Ali Riaz.
Fifty Years of Bangladesh: Economy, Politics, Society and Culture, Routledge
Religious Radicalization in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
The Emergence of Bangladesh: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan
Book, Edited
Lunthito Vobisyot (The Pulndered Future, in Bengali)
Ali Riaz.
(2023), Prothoma
Religion and Politics in South Asia, 2nd edition
Ali Riaz.
(2021), Routledge
Political Violence in South Asia
Ali Riaz, Zobaida Nasreen, Fahmida Zaman.
(2018), Routledge
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2016), Routledge
Political Islam and Governance in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
(2011), Routledge
Religion and Politics in South Asia
Ali Riaz.
(2010), Routledge
(Re) Reading Taslima Nasrin: Context, Contents and Constructions
Ali Riaz.
(2009), Shrabon Publisher
Conference Proceeding
The 'New Cold War' (?) and The Role of the US in the 1990s
Ali Riaz.
Bangladesh Association of American Studies and USIS, (1994)
Journal Article
The Rohingya: A Perceived Security Threat and the Dominant Issue in Bangladesh–Myanmar Relations
Ali Riaz, Mark S Cogan, Moe Thuzar.
Asian Politics and Policy, Vol 17 (Issue 4), (2025)
Religion as a tool for authoritarian legitimation: The case of Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
World Affairs, 187 (2), (2024)
Democratic Erosion in Comparative Contexts: Evidence from Egypt, Indonesia, Iran and Pakistan
Ali Riaz, Md Sohel Rana.
Journal of Governance, Security and Development, 3 (1), 1-23, (2022)
Securitization of the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz, Md Sohel Rana.
Journal of Asian and African Studies (JAAS), (2022), https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096221082265
Anatomy of a Rigged Election in a Hybrid Regime: The Lessons from Bangladesh
Ali Riaz, Saimum Parvez.
Democratization, 28 (4), 810-820, (2021)
Terrorism, Counter Terrorism and Models of Counter Terrorism: An Overview
Ali Riaz.
Counter Terrorism Journal, 1 (1), 39-60, (2021)
The pathway of democratic backsliding in Bangladesh,
Ali Riaz.
Democratization, 28 (1), 179-197, (2021)
Dokkhsin asiar shason bybosthar char challenge (Four challenges to the Governance in South Asia)
Ali Riaz.
Prothoma, 10 (3), (2020)
Three Decades of Bangladeshi Politics (1990-2019): The Emergence and Collapse of the Political Settlements
Ali Riaz.
Journal of Governance, Security & Development, 1 (1), (2020)
Indo-Bangladesh Relationship: “Saath Saath” (Together) or Too Close for Comfort?
Ali Riaz.
Indian Politics and Policy, 2 (1), (2019)
Legislature as a Tool of the Hybrid Regime: Bangladesh Experience
Ali Riaz.
PS: Political Science and Society, 52 (2), (2019)
Bangladesh: Mutation and Resilience of a Hybrid Regime
Ali Riaz.
South Asia Journal, Special Issue on Bangladesh, (2018)
Bangladeshi Militants: What Do We Know?
Ali Riaz, Saimum Parvez.
Terrorism and Political Violence, (2018)
More Than Meets the Eye: The Narratives of Secularism and Islam In Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Asian Affairs, 49 (3), 301-318, (2018)
Challenges to Islamic Education
Ali Riaz.
South Asia Journal of Social Sciences, 1 (2), (2016)
Who are the Bangladeshi ‘Islamist Militants’
Ali Riaz.
Perspectives on Terrorism, Terrorism Research Initiative and the Center for Terrorism and Security Studies, 10 (1), (2016)
A Crisis of Democracy in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Current History, 13 (760), (2014)
Bangladesh’s Failed Election
Ali Riaz.
Journal of Democracy, 25 (2), (2014)
Elections in South Asia: What Are the Voters Telling Us?
Ali Riaz.
Foreign Affairs Insights and Reviews (FAIR), 2 (4 & 5), (2014)
The Nature and Quality of Democracy in Bangladesh: An Assessment’
Ali Riaz.
Journal of Bangladesh Studies, 15 (2), (2014)
India-Bangladesh Relationship
Ali Riaz.
Foreign Policy Research Center Journal, 25-28, (2013)
The new Islamist public sphere in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Global Change, Peace & Security, 25 (3), (2013)
How Did We Arrive Here?
Ali Riaz.
Forum, (2012)
Islamist Politics and US Policies: Charting a New Course
Ali Riaz.
Foreign Affairs Insights and Reviews, 1 (2), (2012)
Madrassah Education in Pre-Colonial and Colonial South Asia’
Ali Riaz.
Journal of Asian and African Studies, 46 (1), (2011)
Reader's Comments on “‘Minority Islam’ in Muslim Majority Bangladesh: The Violent Road to a New Brand of Secularism”
Ali Riaz.
Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 31 (4), (2011)
“Dynastic Politics” and the Political Culture of Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Journal of International Relations, 8 (2), (2010)
Bangladesh: 2008 Elections and Democracy
Ali Riaz.
South Asia Journal, (25), (2009)
Constructing Outraged Communities and State Responses: The Taslima Nasreen Saga in 1994 and 2007
Ali Riaz.
South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal, (Special Issue No. 2), (2008)
The State-Society Relationship and Political Conflicts in Nepal (1768-2005)
Ali Riaz, Subho Basu.
Journal of Asian and African Studies, 42 (2), (2007)
Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Brill Academic Publishers, 1, (2006)
Bangladesh in 2005: Standing at a Crossroads
Ali Riaz.
Asian Survey, 46 (1), (2006)
Bangladesh in 2004: The Politics of Vengeance and the Erosion of Democracy
Ali Riaz.
Asian Survey, 45 (1), (2005)
Beyond the Tilt: US Initiatives to Dissipate Bangladesh Movement in 1971
Ali Riaz.
History Compass, (3), (2005)
Minorities in Bangladesh: The Enemy Within? An Enquiry into the Causes of Violenece against Religious Minorities in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Asian Profile, 33 (3), (2005)
Traditional Institutions as tools of Political Islam in Bangladesh: Salish and Fatwa'
Ali Riaz.
Journal of Asian and African Studies, 40 (3), (2005)
'God Willing': The Politics and Ideology of Islamism in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 23 (1), (2003)
Nations, Nation-State and Politics of Muslim Identity in South Asia
Ali Riaz.
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 22 (1-2), (2002)
Bangladesh Press: Contours and Contents
Ali Riaz.
Asian Profile, 26 (4), (1998)
Two Trends in Analyzing the Military Rule in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, 30 (1), (1998)
Role of Telecommunications in Economic Growth: Proposal for an Alternative Framwork of Anaysis
Ali Riaz.
Media, Culture & Society, 19 (4), (1997)
Telecommunications in Economic Growth of Malaysia
Ali Riaz.
Journal of Contemporary Asia, 27 (4), (1997)
Social Myth and (Re) Presentation of Gender in Television: Some Preliminary Observations
Ali Riaz.
Dhaka Univerity Studies, 52 (1), (1995)
Taslima Nasnir: Breaking the Structure Silence
Ali Riaz.
Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, 25 (1), (1995)
The Political Economy of the Child Labour Deterrence Act, 1993
Ali Riaz.
HUman Rights Journal, Coordinating Council for HUman Rights in Bangladesh, 2 (1 & 2), (1994)
Twenty-Three Years of Trelevision Programming of Bangladesh Television (1966-1989)
Ali Riaz.
Asian Journal of Communication, 3 (2), (1993)
A Critical Analysis of International News Flow Studies
Ali Riaz.
Dhaka Univerity Studies, 48 (1), (1991)
Why Media Product Assums a Given Shape: A Theoritical Inquiry
Ali Riaz.
Dhaka Univerity Studies, 47 (2), (1990)
Continuity and Change: Development Communication Paradigms
Ali Riaz.
Dhaka Univerity Studies, (46), 1, (1989)
Gonotontrer Boishiyik Songkot: Potobhumi, Prokriti, O Pothorkha (The Global Crisis of Democracy: Background, Nature and the Trajectory)
Ali Riaz.
Protichinta, (24)
Magazine/Trade Publication
Bangladesh Carnage: The Facts that Belie the Government Narrative
Ali Riaz.
The Diplomat, (2024)
India-Bangladesh Relationship Under Modi 3.0 Won’t Change, But …’
Ali Riaz.
The Diplomat, (2024)
Is the Judiciary Being Weaponized in Bangladesh?
Ali Riaz.
The Diplomat, (2024)
Should Bangladesh Recalibrate Its Myanmar Policy, Especially Toward the Arakan Army?
Ali Riaz.
The Diplomat, (2024)
The Remarkable Downfall of Bangladesh’s Iron Lady
Ali Riaz.
Foreign Affairs, (2024)
Why Is Bangladesh Seeking a $5 Billion Soft Loan From China?
Ali Riaz.
The Diplomat, (2024)
Bangladesh’s Blueprint for Engineering an Election
Ali Riaz.
The Diplomat, (2023)
Bangladesh's Quite Slide into Autocracy
Ali Riaz.
Foreign Affairs, (2022)
Bangladesh's democracy slides amid tilt to China
Ali Riaz.
East Asia Forum, (2022)
Fifty Years of Bangladesh-US Relations: Pathways and Trajectories
Ali Riaz.
American Chamber of Commerce, 16 (4), (2022)
What is Next for Bangladeshi Politics?
Ali Riaz.
South Asian Voices, (2022)
Bangladesh at 50: The Transformation of a Nation
Ali Riaz, Saimum Parvez.
Diplomat, (2021)
The “Anti-Corruption Drive” in Bangladesh: Where is it Going?
Ali Riaz.
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, (2019)
‘Why are Islamists in the limelight?’
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2018)
Bangladesh's Homegrown Problem: Dhaka and the Terrorist Threat
Ali Riaz, Sumit Ganguly.
Foreign Affairs, (2016)
A Long Way to Go
Ali Riaz.
Diplomatist, (2015)
Bangladesh: Ballot, Boycott and Beyond
Ali Riaz.
Diplomatist, (2014)
The Way Out?
Ali Riaz.
Forum, (2012)
Alliances Unholy
Ali Riaz.
Newsweek Pakistan, (2011)
Inconvenient Truths About Bangladeshi Politics
Ali Riaz.
Forum, (2011)
War in Libya: How will it end?
Ali Riaz.
Forum, (2011)
Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: What's to be Done
Ali Riaz.
Progressive Bangladesh, (2008)
Nepal's Future Foreign Policy
Ali Riaz.
Internal Affiars Forum, Center for Internaional Relations, (2008)
Crippled Caretaker
Ali Riaz.
Himal South Asia, (2006)
Newspaper, Article
Decoding Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic playbook
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2025)
Transitioning from autocracy to democracy: The four challenges for Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2025)
Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2024: Another indictment of Bangladesh’s state of governance
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2024)
Lessons from four elections: More challenges to democracy ahead
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2024)
The Great Game will continue
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2024)
The rise of personalistic autocracy: What should we do?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2024)
What comes after January 7?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2024)
What democracy indices say about Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2024)
Will US foreign policy towards Bangladesh change if Trump wins?
Ali Riaz.
The Business Standard, (2024)
EC’s act is ‘an improbable fiction’
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2023)
Election without choice: A leaf out of autocrats' playbook
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2023)
Government's stubborn attitude on DSA sends ominous signal
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2023)
Many Decembers: Where is Bangladesh Heading?
Ali Riaz.
New Age, (2023)
Persecution of journalists: Condemnation isn't enough
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2023)
Reading Donald Lu's letter , intently
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2023)
What is in store for the New Year
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2023)
What should and shouldn't happen on Oct 28 rallies
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2023)
What the law minister's DSA statement reveals
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2023)
A constitution without constitutionalism
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2022)
Citizens' fundamental rights are not the executive's choice
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2022)
Dhaka's abstention in Ukraine vote is an anomaly
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2022)
Imran Khan's downfall and the judiciary's role into it
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2022)
One year of US sanctions: Denial and Defiance
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2022)
Sri Lanka Crisis: What role would the military play?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2022)
Three legacies of the Election Commission
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2022)
What are the global challenges to democracy?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2022)
What role for intellectuals in autocratic era
Ali Riaz.
New Age, (2022)
Why is Bangladesh seeking IMF support in the first place?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2022)
100 Years Of Dhaka University: The illusive autonomy and the partisanship
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2021)
A Cancelled Conference in Pakistan Sends a Message
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2021)
A Day of Remembrance, A Day of Reckoning
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2021)
A Press Release that bares it all
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2021)
An Assault on Democracy: What's Next in the US?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily star, (2021)
An Ideal Vision of Democracy in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2021)
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks: A day of remembrance, a day of reckoning
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2021)
Five questions about the president’s dialogues
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2021)
India's Covid-19 Catastrophe: The Cost of Complacency
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2021)
Schools are finally opening, what's next?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2021)
The Unkept Promises
Ali Riaz.
New Age, (2021)
Three Concerns about Taliban 2.0
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2021)
Three Issues at the center of Bangladesh politics
Ali Riaz.
New Age, (2021)
A Tale of Misplaced Priorities
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2020)
Covid-19: The era of perpetual emergency and the emerging new normal?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2020)
Democracy: The journey that has taken a wrong turn
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2020)
Democratic backsliding and the information battle
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2020)
ICJ Ruling on Rohingya: Where do we go from here?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2020)
Kajol might not be able to speak out, BUT WE MUST
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2020)
Three Challenges to the 2020 US Election
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2020)
US Election 2020: What Biden Must Do
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2020)
Will the State Take Responsibility?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2020)
NRC in Assam: What Happened? What’s Next?
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2019)
Two contexts of influx from India
Ali Riaz.
The Daily Star, (2019)
Cancellation of Trump-Kim summit: who benefits?
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2018)
Governance, secularism and religion as a political ideology
Ali Riaz.
Daily Observer, (2018)
Quota reform: Beyond the demands
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2018)
Rohingya Crisis: A lot riding on the UNSC visit
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2018)
Seeking Justice in Dhaka
Ali Riaz.
The Indian Express, (2018)
The emphatic message from Malaysia
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2018)
Trump Wins, America Loses
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2018)
Are We Safer Now?
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2017)
Diplomatic Push On Rohingya Crisis: What Bangladesh needs to do now
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2017)
International community has two things on their hands
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2017)
More than just a verdict
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2017)
Sinha Saga: More questions than answers
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2017)
The 1947 Phenomenon: In search of new voices
Ali Riaz, Fahmida Zaman.
Daily Star, (2017)
A Culture of Fear
Ali Riaz.
Indian Express, (2016)
A Culture of Impunity behind bloggers' Killings in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
DW (Deutsche Welle), (2016)
Another Blogger Down
Ali Riaz.
Indian Express, (2016)
Debate over Bangladeshi militant's external connections
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2016)
Terrorist Mastermind: Dead or Alive
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2016)
What does democracy mean to Bangladeshis?
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2016)
What the 'Do Not Want to Reveal' response actually revealed
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2016)
One-sided election: What's next?
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2014)
The Indo-Bangladesh Relationship: Can David Re-envision Goliath?
Ali Riaz.
Alochonaa, (2014)
The Taliban attack: Message Pakistan and the world can't ignore
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2014)
The relevance of Ekushey
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2014)
Time for Introspection
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2014)
Will the Indo-Bangladesh relationship Change?
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2014)
Bangladesh in Turmoil: A Nation on the Brink?
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2013)
Glimmer of hope, or new twist?
Ali Riaz.
Dhaka Tribune, (2013)
Syria: The Unanswered Questions
Ali Riaz.
Dhaka Tribune, (2013)
The curse of the two-thirds
Ali Riaz.
Dhaka Tribune, (2013)
Unpacking the Islamist Agenda
Ali Riaz.
Forum, (2013)
What the president can do
Ali Riaz.
Dhaka Tribune, (2013)
Race in the Presidential Race’
Ali Riaz.
Daily Star, (2012)
The crisis of democracy in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Daily Independent, (2011)
Other
A one-sided election risks Bangladesh’s future
Ali Riaz.
360info.org, (2024)
A violent crackdown has put Bangladesh at a crossroads
Ali Riaz.
New Atlanticist, (2024)
Bangladesh election: Why India wants Hasina to stay PM
Ali Riaz.
Baner News, (2024)
Bangladesh in 2023: A Year of Turbulence with Deeper Uncertainty Ahead
Ali Riaz.
South Asian Voices, (2024)
Bangladesh student protests are more than about reducing public service job quotas
Ali Riaz.
Benar News, (2024)
Hasina is out. Yunus is in. Here are the three biggest factors to watch in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
New Atlanticist, (2024)
How Bangladesh’s Media Freedom Dwindled
Ali Riaz.
Asia Mirror, (2024)
How Sheikh Hasina pulled a non-inclusive election
Ali Riaz.
South Asian Perspectives, (2024)
Identity, Faith, and Social Cohesion: How Bangladeshi Political Parties Approach the Challenges
Ali Riaz.
Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, (2024)
Is The Bangladesh Success Story Unraveling?
Ali Riaz.
New Atlanticist, (2024)
The Election in Bangladesh: What Happened and What Is in the Making?
Ali Riaz.
The National Bureau of Asian Research, (2024)
Bangladesh Election 2024: What Role will Inida Play?
Ali Riaz.
South Asia Source, Atlantic Council, (2023)
Bangladesh at a tipping point: here are the scenarios for a contentious election season
Ali Riaz.
New Atlanticist, Atlantic Council, (2023)
Bangladesh is poised for an election to seal autocratic rule
Ali Riaz.
Benar News, (2023)
What the new US visa policy for Bangladesh means
Ali Riaz.
South Asia Source, Atlantic Council, (2023)
What's Happening: The Trends and Patterns of the Digital Security Act 2018 in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Centre for Governance Studies (CGS), (2023)
Who Defends the Defenders: The Predicament of Human Rights Activists in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Centre for Governance Studies, (2023)
Bangladesh's economic crisis: How did we get here?
Ali Riaz.
Atlantic Council, (2022)
Executions at Will? Extrajudicial Killings by State Actors in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Centre for Governance Studies (CGS), 74, (2022)
The Unending Nightmare: Impacts of Bangladesh's Digital Security Act 2018
Ali Riaz.
Centre for Governance Studies *CGS), 33, (2022)
Where are They? Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Centre for Governance Studies (CGS), 36, (2022)
At 50, Bangladesh stands at crossroads
Ali Riaz.
BenarNews, (2021)
Covid-19 ails Bangladesh's health, politics and economy
Ali Riaz.
East Asia Forum, (2021)
Covid-19 and Governance in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Centre for Governance Studies, (2021)
Digital Security Act 2018, How Is It Being Enforced
Ali Riaz.
Centre for Governance, (2021)
Four Scenarios of Afghanistan under the Taliban
Ali Riaz.
Atlantic Council, (2021)
Geopolitics of the pandemic; the Bangladesh scene
Ali Riaz.
Frederic-Ebert Stiftung,, (2021)
How Bangladesh's Security Act is Creating a Culture of Fear
Ali Riaz.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, (2021)
Media Ownership In Bangladesh: Why More Media Outlets Does Not Mean More Media Freedom
Ali Riaz, Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman.
Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), (2021)
US sanctions on Bangladesh's RAB: What happened? What's next?
Ali Riaz.
Atlantic Council, (2021)
Who Owns the Media in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz, Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman.
Centre for Governance Studies (CGS), (2021)
As the Sino-Indian rivalry heats up, watch Bangladesh carefully
Ali Riaz.
New Atlanticist, (2020)
Bangladesh In the Shadow of COVID-19: Carnival of Corruption, Controlling Information, and Coercion
Ali Riaz.
Center for International Private Enterprises (CIPE), (2020)
Bangladesh’s COVID-19 stimulus: Leaving the most vulnerable behind
Ali Riaz.
New Atlanticist, (2020)
Bangladesh’s Economic ‘Recovery’ in the COVID-19 Era: A Paradox, a Puzzle Or Mirage?
Ali Riaz.
Center for International Private Enterprises (CIPE), (2020)
Bangladesh’s authoritarian shift
Ali Riaz.
East Asia Forum, (2020)
Leaving democracy behind
Ali Riaz.
Netra News, (2020)
Modi’s canceled Bangladesh visit is an opportunity
Ali Riaz.
New Atlanticist, (2020)
South Asia’s economic outlook in the era of COVID-19
Ali Riaz.
New Atlanticist, (2020)
Bangladesh’s consequential election
Ali Riaz.
East Asia Forum, Australian National University, (2018)
Why Bangladesh's mainstream parties rely on Islamists
Ali Riaz.
DW: German International Broadcaster, (2018)
Democracy and Sharia in Bangladesh: Surveying Support
Ali Riaz, Syeda Salina Aziz.
RESOLVE Network Research Brief, RESOLVE, (RESOLVE Research Brief 3), (2017)
Bangladesh: Islamist Militancy, Democracy Deficit and Where to Next?
Ali Riaz.
Aljazeera Center for Studies Report, (2016)
Militancy and (un)freedom in times of hollowed politics
Ali Riaz.
Beyond the Boundary, Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Bangladesh., (2016)
Understanding the Drivers of Militancy and Pathways of Militants
Ali Riaz.
Seminar Proceedings, Militancy in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Political Science Association, (2016)
Bangladesh elections: Hanging by a thread
Ali Riaz.
Al Jazeera, (2014)
Working Paper
Global Jihad, Sectarianism and The Madrassahs in Pakistan
Ali Riaz.
Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, (85), (2005)
Presentations
‘The Constitution of Bangladesh: Fundamental Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Rights, and Human Rights
Ali Riaz.
Public Service Employees Training, Dhaka, December 2, 2025
‘Fragility as the New Normal States in Permanent Emergency’
Ali Riaz.
Bay of Bengal Conversation 2025, Dhaka, November 13, 2025
Constructing and Reconstructing a Nation: Bangladesh’s Constitutional Experience
Ali Riaz.
Constitutions, Constituents, and the Constituted in South Asia, Austin, TX, November 13, 2025
Challenges of Constitution Reforms
Ali Riaz.
Judicial Service Training, Dhaka, August 11, 2025
Reform Proposals and their trajectories
Ali Riaz.
Capstone for the course, Dhaka, July 30, 2025
Challenges of Democratic Transition
Ali Riaz.
State Reform and Election Discourses in Transitional Democracies: From Mass Uprising to Election and State Building, Dhaka, June 22, 2025
Constitutional Reform Proposals of the Constitution Reform Commission
Ali Riaz.
Traning of members of the judicial services, Dhaka, May 28, 2025
Convocation Speech
Ali Riaz.
5th Convocation of the Green University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 8, 2025
Constitution and Constitutional Reforms in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Training of public service officials, Savar, Bangladesh, April 8, 2025
Constitution of Bangladesh’
Ali Riaz.
Training of defense and sivil service officials, Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 3, 2025
The World We Live In: Democracy Retreats, Authoritarianism Surges
Ali Riaz.
Mornings with Professors, Normal, IL, November 3, 2023
The Dragon's Domain: BRI After a decade
Ali Riaz.
Bay of Bengal Conversation 2023: The Rising Tide, Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 9, 2023
Culture wars beyond borders
Ali Riaz.
Bay of Bengal Conversation 2023: The Rising Tide, Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 7, 2023
Who Defends the Defenders
Ali Riaz.
The State of Human Right Defenders in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 22, 2023
Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh, Washington D.C, May 16, 2023
How Does a Country Autocratize: Exploration of the Case of Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
V-Dem Seminar Series, Gothenburg, Sweden, April 21, 2023
The Return of Populaist Politics in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
International Studies Association (ISA) Convention, Montreal, Canada, March 16, 2023
Understanding Hurt Sentiment
Ali Riaz.
Hurt Sentiment Book Launch, Online, March 13, 2023
South Asian State, China and the US
Ali Riaz.
Bay of Bengal Conversation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 22, 2022
Bangladesh-India Relations: Too close for comfort
Ali Riaz.
Bay of Bengal Conversation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 21, 2022
Bangladesh Politics
Ali Riaz.
Marginalization & Inclusion in South Asia: Economic, Politics & Culture, Providence, RI, September 10, 2022
More Than Meets the Eye
Ali Riaz.
Book Launch, "More Than Meets the Eye", Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 23, 2022
En Route to Authoritarianism? Democratic Backsliding in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
Tokyo International University Global Dialogue, On line, May 12, 2022
Sovereign Apology and Justice for Victims: A Case for Pakistan's Apology for 1971 Genocide
Ali Riaz.
The Politics of Truth and Justice in South Asia, Boston, MA, April 5, 2022
The Twists and Turns of Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz.
International Studies Association Convention, On line, March 29, 2022