Where the Uighurs are free to be
Where the Uighurs are free to be Sweden has emerged as a safe haven for ethnic Uighurs fleeing political, racial and religious repression in China The Stockholm suburb of Rissne would seem an unlikely place to keep alive the culture and language of Uighurs, who are faced with political and racial repression in their Xinjiang […]
Bangladesh Papering Over The Cracks At Home And Abroad – OpEd
Bangladesh Papering Over The Cracks At Home And Abroad – OpEd In a recent interview with DW, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen asserted that Dhaka’s objective is to “get along with everybody”. Despite the ongoing saga surrounding Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and widespread protests against a spate of deals agreed earlier this month with New Delhi, […]
Bangladesh: Enabling the Future
Bangladesh: Enabling the Future The problem in Bangladesh is primarily that no basis was ever established for an effective two-party system, writes William MilamBy William Milam October 18, 2019 “As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.” So said the celebrated French pioneer aviator, poet, novelist and journalist […]
US on tougher stance for fair elections in Bangladesh.
US on tougher stance for fair elections in Bangladesh. Special Correspondent from Boston, Nov 12 (Just News): “The US is taking a tougher stance on Bangladesh elections this time. As I have heard from concern people at the State Department, their view is they are going to try that this election is going to be […]
Bangladesh’s two decades: Out of the basket into the Future
Bangladesh’s two decades: Out of the basket into the Future William Milam Prothom Alo has asked me to help mark its 12th anniversary by contributing a short essay on how I view the last two decades in Bangladesh, from the time I came to know the country well, to the present. During these two decades, of […]
Ali Riaz’s new book examines elections in hybrid regimes
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has published a book on elections in hybrid regimes. The book, titled Voting in a Hybrid Regime: Explaining the 2018 Bangladeshi Election examines the mechanism of election manipulation in apparently democratic—but essentially authoritarian—systems called the hybrid regimes. Using the 2018 Bangladeshi parliamentary election as an example Riaz argues that leaders of the hybrid […]
Bangladesh’s devastating election 2018
Goyeshwar Chandra Roy is one of the top leaders of Bangladesh’s leading opposition party, iconic figure from the minority community of the country where only a few of them could lead up to top positions. Mr. Goyesshor was taking part in his electoral campaign. Out of the blue; ruling party thugs attacked him and his supporters. One […]
Riaz writes on Democratic backsliding
Democratic backsliding, although a global phenomenon, takes place within a country and over a period of time. There are three stages in the process of backsliding of democracy, which take place in various orders, writes Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz in a commentary titled ‘How Democracy Backslides’. Underscoring the global decline of democracy for past 13 years, […]
Riaz awarded inaugural Thomas…
Riaz awarded inaugural Thomas Riaz awarded inaugural Thomas E. Eimermann Professorship in Politics and Government (Left to right) David Crumbaugh, donor of the Thomas E. Eimermann Professorship, Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz, and Professor Emeritus Thomas Eimermann Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University, has been installed as […]
Riaz presents at Stanford University
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has discussed the 2018 Bangladeshi election and its implications for the future of country’s politics at a roundtable held at the Stanford University. Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz at the roundtable. The roundtable – Reflections on Elections in South Asia – was organized by the South Asia Center and Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research […]
