A.S.M Ali Ashraf, PhD
Professor
Department of International Relations
Faculty of Security & Strategic Studies (FSSS)
aliashraf@du.ac.bd
BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF
PROFESSIONALS
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216
Education
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
Journal Publication
1. 2022 Intelligence Studies beyond Anglosphere: A South Asian Gaze. Journal of International Relations, Vol. 15, No. 1-2, 269-303, (DOI: 10.56312/DUJIR15e1n2e11).
2021 The Blue Helmet-Counterterrorism Convergence: Confusions and Contradictions. United Nations Peacekeepers Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 7, pp. 18-35.
2021 “Humanitarian Protection, National Security, and Rohingya Refugee Policy of Bangladesh,” Strategic Analysis, (DOI: 10.1080/09700161.2021.1918953).
2021 “Islamist Militant Groups and Crime-Terror Nexus in Bangladesh.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 8 Jan. 2021 (DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2020.1868099).
2018 “Explaining Public Policy Choices: A Case Study of the First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh.” Strategic Analysis, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 503-523; with Md Shafiqul Islam.
2018 “How Unpopular Policies are Made: Examples from South Africa, Singapore, and Bangladesh.” International Migration, 12 September (Online); with Ingrid Palmary et al.
2014 “Explaining Recent Intelligence Reforms in Bangladesh,” Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities), Vol. 59, No., pp. 65-94.
2013 “Pakistan and the Global War on Terrorism,” Journal of Interantional Relations, Vol. 10 & 11, No. 1-2, pp. 18-41.
2012 “Trans-boundary Water Disputes in Africa, Europe, and Asia: A Comparative Analysis,” Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 16, No. 1-2, pp. 1-32.
2011 “Institutionalizing Police Cooperation in South Asia: Lessons from Europol,” Journal of International Relations, Vol. 9, No. 1-2, pp. 79-101.
2010 “U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan: Increasing Trends, Questionable Legitimacy, and the Issue of Tacit Cooperation,” Pakistan Journal of International Relations, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 1-46.
2008 “Learning from Failures: Intelligence Issues in the U.S. and Bangladesh Contexts,” Social Science Review, Dhaka University Studies, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 125-142.
2007 “Transnational Cooperation on Anti-Terrorism: A Comparative Case Study of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia,” Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 91- 121.
2. 2022 Bangladesh: Intelligence Culture and Reform Priorities. In The Handbook of Asian Intelligence Cultures, edited by Ryan Shaffer. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 15-29.
2022 Terrorist Communication: Intelligence and Investigation Challenges. In Preventing Terrorist Communication, edited by Imtiaz Ahmed and Monirul Islam (Dhaka: Nymphea), pp. 301-328.
2022 Spying and Hidden Partnership in the Global South: Bangladesh’s Case. In Global-Local Trade-Offs, Order-Disorder Consequences: State No More An Island? Edited by Imtiaz A. Hussain (Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan), pp. 111-148.
2021 A Strategy for the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremist Offenders in Bangladesh. In Ensuring Life Without Terror: Responses to Terrrorism in Bangladesh edited by Imtiaz Ahmed and Monirul Islam (Dhaka: UPL, 2021), pp. 11-82.
2021 Academic Activities and Campus Life at the University of Dhaka: A Comparative Study of the Colonial and Post-Colonial Eras. In The University of Dhaka and the Making and Shaping of Bangladesh, edited by A.K. Azad Chowdhury, Fakrul Alam, and Ashfaque Hossain (Dhaka: UPL), pp. 396-422.
2020 “Bangladesh.” in Intelligence Communities and Cultures in Asia and the Middle East, edited by Bob de Graaff (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner), pp. 25-50.
2017 “External Influence, Domestic Politics, and Bangladesh Government’s Northeast India Policy,” in Bangladesh’s Neighbours in the Indian Northeast: Exploring Opportunities and Mutual Interest, edited by Akmal Hussain, (Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh), pp. 19-54; with Md Sohel Rana.
2016 “Political Cleavages, Patronage System, and Campus Insecurity,” in University of Dhaka: Making, Unmaking, and Remaking, edited by Imtiaz Ahmed and Iftekhar Iqbal (Dhaka: Prothoma Prokashan), pp. 201-231.
2015 “China-Pakistan Relations: Implications for India’s Security”, in India-China Relations in the Contemporary Era, edited by Annpurna Nautiyal and Chintamani Mahapatra (Delhi: Gyan Publications), pp. 279-294.
2014 “Extrajudicial Killings and Human Rights” in Human Rights in Bangladesh: Past, Present and Future, edited by Imtiaz Ahmed (Dhaka: UPL), pp. 166-209.
2010 “The Five Pivotal Muslim Nations: Their Critical Role in the Possible Construction of a Hybrid Counterterrorism Regime,” in Intelligence Cooperation Practices in the 21st Century: Towards a Culture of Sharing, edited by Musa Tuzuner (Amsterdam: IOS Press), pp. 77-119.
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
Conference Papers
1. 2020 Presenter. “Spying and National Security behond Anglsphere: A South Asian Gaze,” paper presented at the International Conference on Revisiting International Relations: Critical Reflections on 100 Years (1919-2019), University of Dhaka, January 19.
2019 Resource Person. “Dhaka Peace Talks: Dialogue with Experts,” organized jointly by Center for Social Advocacy and Research Fundation and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, November 2.
2019 Discussant. “Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions,” organized jointly by North South University and UNHCR, July 27-28.
2018 Presenter. “Dealing with Terrorism and Insurgency in South Asia: Militarization Theory Revisited,” paper presented at the 11th South Asian Conference, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India, December 18-19.
2016 Presenter. “Terrorism and Violent Extremism in the Age of Globalization,” Future Policing: Prospects and Challenges for South Asia,” jointly organized by National Police Commission, Sri Lanka Police, and Regional Center for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 4-6.
2016 Presenter. “Migration and Public Policy in the Global South: The Case of Bangladesh,” African Centre for Migration and Society, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2-3.
2014 Discussant. Seminar on “Challenges to UN Peace Operations, Response and Preparation,” at BIISS, Dhaka, June 24.
2013 Presenter. “China’s Proliferation Assistance to Pakistan: Implications for India,” at the Conference on ‘India-China Relations in the Contemporary Era,’ held at the HNB Garhwal University, Uttarakhand, India, March 25-26.
2010 Chair and Presenter. Panel on “South Asian Security and the War on Terrorism,” ISA Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, October 14-16.
2008 Presenter. “Transatlantic Counterterrorism Cooperation,” at 9th Annual Conference of the UACES Student Forum, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, April 24-25.
2007 Presenter. “Counterterrorism and the Emerging Dynamics of a Transnational Security Cooperation Regime,” at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligence Practices, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, December 6-8.
2005 Participant. “Workshop on Asia-Pacific Security,” organized by Harvard Project for Asian & International Relations (HPAIR), Tokyo, Japan, August 22-25.
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
Books
1. 2023 Globalization and Cultural Transformation among the Youth (Dhaka: UPL), with Amena Mohsin, Niloy Ranjan Biswas, and Mohammad Atique Rahman [forthcoming].
2022 Women and Work in South Asia: Rights and Innovations (Dhaka: UPL), with Amena Mohsin, Niloy Ranjan Biswas, and Mohammad Atique Rahman. (ISBN: 978-984-506- 386-9)
2018 Dynamics of Decentralisation: Migration Services under Spotlight (Dhaka: RMMRU), with F.M Arafat. (ISBN: 978-984-34-4550-6)
2016 Intelligence, National Security and Foreign Policy: A South Asian Narrative (Dhaka: BILIA and DUIR), pp. 397; (ISBN: 978-984-33-9390-6); Reprinted: 2019.
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
Awards
1. 2015-2016 Migrating Out of Poverty Fellowship, University of Sussex
2009-2011 EU Center of Excellence Dissertation Award, University of Pittsburgh
2006 Taraknath Das Best Paper Award, University of Pittsburgh
2004-2006 J. William Fulbright Fellowship, U.S. Department of State
1996-2000 Merit Scholarship, University of Dhaka
1995 Education Ministry Award for Outstanding HSC Results, Government of Bangladesh
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
1. 2022 Intelligence Studies beyond Anglosphere: A South Asian Gaze. Journal of International Relations, Vol. 15, No. 1-2, 269-303, (DOI: 10.56312/DUJIR15e1n2e11).
2021 The Blue Helmet-Counterterrorism Convergence: Confusions and Contradictions. United Nations Peacekeepers Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 7, pp. 18-35.
2021 “Humanitarian Protection, National Security, and Rohingya Refugee Policy of Bangladesh,” Strategic Analysis, (DOI: 10.1080/09700161.2021.1918953).
2021 “Islamist Militant Groups and Crime-Terror Nexus in Bangladesh.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 8 Jan. 2021 (DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2020.1868099).
2018 “Explaining Public Policy Choices: A Case Study of the First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh.” Strategic Analysis, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 503-523; with Md Shafiqul Islam.
2018 “How Unpopular Policies are Made: Examples from South Africa, Singapore, and Bangladesh.” International Migration, 12 September (Online); with Ingrid Palmary et al.
2014 “Explaining Recent Intelligence Reforms in Bangladesh,” Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities), Vol. 59, No., pp. 65-94.
2013 “Pakistan and the Global War on Terrorism,” Journal of Interantional Relations, Vol. 10 & 11, No. 1-2, pp. 18-41.
2012 “Trans-boundary Water Disputes in Africa, Europe, and Asia: A Comparative Analysis,” Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 16, No. 1-2, pp. 1-32.
2011 “Institutionalizing Police Cooperation in South Asia: Lessons from Europol,” Journal of International Relations, Vol. 9, No. 1-2, pp. 79-101.
2010 “U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan: Increasing Trends, Questionable Legitimacy, and the Issue of Tacit Cooperation,” Pakistan Journal of International Relations, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 1-46.
2008 “Learning from Failures: Intelligence Issues in the U.S. and Bangladesh Contexts,” Social Science Review, Dhaka University Studies, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 125-142.
2007 “Transnational Cooperation on Anti-Terrorism: A Comparative Case Study of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia,” Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 91- 121.
2. 2022 Bangladesh: Intelligence Culture and Reform Priorities. In The Handbook of Asian Intelligence Cultures, edited by Ryan Shaffer. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 15-29.
2022 Terrorist Communication: Intelligence and Investigation Challenges. In Preventing Terrorist Communication, edited by Imtiaz Ahmed and Monirul Islam (Dhaka: Nymphea), pp. 301-328.
2022 Spying and Hidden Partnership in the Global South: Bangladesh’s Case. In Global-Local Trade-Offs, Order-Disorder Consequences: State No More An Island? Edited by Imtiaz A. Hussain (Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan), pp. 111-148.
2021 A Strategy for the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremist Offenders in Bangladesh. In Ensuring Life Without Terror: Responses to Terrrorism in Bangladesh edited by Imtiaz Ahmed and Monirul Islam (Dhaka: UPL, 2021), pp. 11-82.
2021 Academic Activities and Campus Life at the University of Dhaka: A Comparative Study of the Colonial and Post-Colonial Eras. In The University of Dhaka and the Making and Shaping of Bangladesh, edited by A.K. Azad Chowdhury, Fakrul Alam, and Ashfaque Hossain (Dhaka: UPL), pp. 396-422.
2020 “Bangladesh.” in Intelligence Communities and Cultures in Asia and the Middle East, edited by Bob de Graaff (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner), pp. 25-50.
2017 “External Influence, Domestic Politics, and Bangladesh Government’s Northeast India Policy,” in Bangladesh’s Neighbours in the Indian Northeast: Exploring Opportunities and Mutual Interest, edited by Akmal Hussain, (Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh), pp. 19-54; with Md Sohel Rana.
2016 “Political Cleavages, Patronage System, and Campus Insecurity,” in University of Dhaka: Making, Unmaking, and Remaking, edited by Imtiaz Ahmed and Iftekhar Iqbal (Dhaka: Prothoma Prokashan), pp. 201-231.
2015 “China-Pakistan Relations: Implications for India’s Security”, in India-China Relations in the Contemporary Era, edited by Annpurna Nautiyal and Chintamani Mahapatra (Delhi: Gyan Publications), pp. 279-294.
2014 “Extrajudicial Killings and Human Rights” in Human Rights in Bangladesh: Past, Present and Future, edited by Imtiaz Ahmed (Dhaka: UPL), pp. 166-209.
2010 “The Five Pivotal Muslim Nations: Their Critical Role in the Possible Construction of a Hybrid Counterterrorism Regime,” in Intelligence Cooperation Practices in the 21st Century: Towards a Culture of Sharing, edited by Musa Tuzuner (Amsterdam: IOS Press), pp. 77-119.
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
1. 2020 Presenter. “Spying and National Security behond Anglsphere: A South Asian Gaze,” paper presented at the International Conference on Revisiting International Relations: Critical Reflections on 100 Years (1919-2019), University of Dhaka, January 19.
2019 Resource Person. “Dhaka Peace Talks: Dialogue with Experts,” organized jointly by Center for Social Advocacy and Research Fundation and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, November 2.
2019 Discussant. “Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions,” organized jointly by North South University and UNHCR, July 27-28.
2018 Presenter. “Dealing with Terrorism and Insurgency in South Asia: Militarization Theory Revisited,” paper presented at the 11th South Asian Conference, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, India, December 18-19.
2016 Presenter. “Terrorism and Violent Extremism in the Age of Globalization,” Future Policing: Prospects and Challenges for South Asia,” jointly organized by National Police Commission, Sri Lanka Police, and Regional Center for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 4-6.
2016 Presenter. “Migration and Public Policy in the Global South: The Case of Bangladesh,” African Centre for Migration and Society, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 2-3.
2014 Discussant. Seminar on “Challenges to UN Peace Operations, Response and Preparation,” at BIISS, Dhaka, June 24.
2013 Presenter. “China’s Proliferation Assistance to Pakistan: Implications for India,” at the Conference on ‘India-China Relations in the Contemporary Era,’ held at the HNB Garhwal University, Uttarakhand, India, March 25-26.
2010 Chair and Presenter. Panel on “South Asian Security and the War on Terrorism,” ISA Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, October 14-16.
2008 Presenter. “Transatlantic Counterterrorism Cooperation,” at 9th Annual Conference of the UACES Student Forum, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, April 24-25.
2007 Presenter. “Counterterrorism and the Emerging Dynamics of a Transnational Security Cooperation Regime,” at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligence Practices, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, December 6-8.
2005 Participant. “Workshop on Asia-Pacific Security,” organized by Harvard Project for Asian & International Relations (HPAIR), Tokyo, Japan, August 22-25.
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
1. 2023 Globalization and Cultural Transformation among the Youth (Dhaka: UPL), with Amena Mohsin, Niloy Ranjan Biswas, and Mohammad Atique Rahman [forthcoming].
2022 Women and Work in South Asia: Rights and Innovations (Dhaka: UPL), with Amena Mohsin, Niloy Ranjan Biswas, and Mohammad Atique Rahman. (ISBN: 978-984-506- 386-9)
2018 Dynamics of Decentralisation: Migration Services under Spotlight (Dhaka: RMMRU), with F.M Arafat. (ISBN: 978-984-34-4550-6)
2016 Intelligence, National Security and Foreign Policy: A South Asian Narrative (Dhaka: BILIA and DUIR), pp. 397; (ISBN: 978-984-33-9390-6); Reprinted: 2019.
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
2009-2011 EU Center of Excellence Dissertation Award, University of Pittsburgh
2006 Taraknath Das Best Paper Award, University of Pittsburgh
2004-2006 J. William Fulbright Fellowship, U.S. Department of State
1996-2000 Merit Scholarship, University of Dhaka
1995 Education Ministry Award for Outstanding HSC Results, Government of Bangladesh
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024