Migration, conflict, and the bargains small states strike with larger powers.
About
Md Obaidullah is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia. His research spans international relations and international political economy, with particular interests in migration, refugees and border politics; international conflict and security; and foreign policy and great power competition. His regional focus is South Asia and the Middle East. Methodologically, he works across qualitative, quantitative, and computational social science.
His scholarship has appeared in the Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, Contemporary South Asia, China Report, and SN Social Sciences, and he has contributed to The Diplomat, Asia Times, and East Asia Forum.
Before joining UVA, he earned an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Southern Mississippi and taught Development Studies at Daffodil International University. He also holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Public Administration from the University of Barishal, Bangladesh.
Research interests
Recent work
News
- Sept 2026Began the PhD in Politics at the University of Virginia.
- 2026Awarded the John L. Nau III Graduate Fellowship at the University of Virginia.
- 2026Machiavellian and Hobbesian Foundations of Democratic Decline in Bangladesh published in Contemporary South Asia.
- 2026Delivering Attraction? How BRI Implementation Shapes China's Soft Power in Bangladesh and Pakistan published in China Report.
- 2026Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual conference.
Contact
Department
Department of Politics
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA