Iqbal Shailo, PhD

Iqbal Shailo, an interdisciplinary scholar and geopolitical scientist, works for the Department of National Defence Headquarters, the Government of Canada. He holds a Ph.D. in Critical Geopolitics (Political Geography, Security Studies and International Relations) and an MA in Public Policy and Public Administration from Carleton University, in Ottawa, and Concordia University, in Montreal, respectively. He also obtained a post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Concordia University and earned his second MA in English Literature from Dhaka University. In addition, he has three post-Graduate Diplomas (equivalent to triple MAs), including Arabic Literature and Interpretation, and he speaks as many as six languages fluently.
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His research interests, generally, are in transnational security, regional integration, Internally Displaced Populations (IDPs), environmental management, grassroots empowerment, climate change adaptation, radicalization, countering violent extremism, resilience and societal transformation, and public policy development.
Shailo has published five books, including, “Romanticism and Seven Odes in Pre-Islamic Age;” and authored more than 30 research studies in national- and international-referred journals, yearbooks and university publications.
He worked for and edited national and international newspapers, such as the Eastern News Agency (staff reporter); The Weekly Tide (senior staff reporter); producer at Shangbad Probaho, Dhaka Radio Station; The Weekly Monitor, Montreal (staff reporter/editorial assistant); GSA News Bulletin, Montreal (editor); East West Dialogue, Montreal (editor); Health Asia, Montreal (managing editor); ADAB News (executive editor), and Grassroots (executive editor). He used to write a weekly column for the then-Daily Desh for almost four years and contributed to The Bangladesh Observer, The Daily Star, Dhaka Courier, and Weekly Chitra Bangla.
While serving for ADAB News and Grassroots (development journals), Shailo is regarded as the youngest English journal editor in the South Asia region. While he was a graduate student, Iqbal served as VP of Services for the Graduate Students’ Association (almost 6,000 members) at Concordia University, in Montreal.

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