Ali Riaz

Ali Riaz is a Political Scientist with research interests in South Asian politics, democratization, violent extremism, and Bangladeshi politics. He is a distinguished professor of political science at Illinois state university, a nonresident senior fellow of Atlantic council, and the president of the American Institute of Bangladesh studies (AIBS). His recent publications include pathways for autocratization: the tumultuous journey of Bangladeshi politics (Routledge: 2024), the charade: Bangladesh’s 2024 election (Prothoma: 2024) and a co-authored book how autocrats rise: sequences of democratic backsliding (Palgrave Macmillan: 2024).