Contact me
- Department of International Relations
- Office: +92-51-9265100 (Ext 2190)
- mrshad@numl.edu.pk
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Riaz Shad
Professor- Ph.D - Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Bucharest, Romania: 2013 (Under Cultural Exchange Scholarship)
- Thesis: EU-Pakistan Relations Since 9/11: Continuity and Change
- M.Sc - Department of International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad: 1999
- National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad May 2006 - to date
- Associate Professor, Department of International Relations
- Former Hod, Department of PCS & International Relations
- Editor, Journal of Research in Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences
- Supervisor, PhD & M.Phil (IR) Scholars
- Reviewer, Books & Research Articles
- Coordinator, PhD & M.Phil (IR) Programmes (January 2014-June 2019)
- Acting Head of Department (March 2014-August 2014)
- University of Bucharest, Romania
October 2012 - June 2013
Lectures to Master’s classes at Faculty of Political Sciences
- OPF Boys College, Islamabad
August 2004 - May 2006
Lecturer in Pakistan Studies
- The Cyber Threat Landscape and Readiness Challenge of Pakistan
Strategic Studies
Vol. 39 No. 1 2019
- US-Pakistan Relationship in GWOT: An Offensive Realist Explanation
The Dialogue
Vol. XIV No. 1 2019
- Mainstreaming the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan: Historical Dynamics, Prospective Advantages and Challenges
IPRI Journal
Vol. XVIII No. 2 2018
- Cyber Threat in Interstate Relations: Case of US-Russia Cyber Tensions
Policy Perspectives
Vol. 15 No. 2 2018
- Pakistan in the Twenty-first Century: Change and Continuity
Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society
Vol. 31 No. 1 2018
- US Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal: The Causes and the Implications
Pakistan Journal of American Studies
Vol. 37 No. 1 2018
- Ukraine Conflict and the European Security Order: A Cause-Effect Analysis
Journal of European Studies
Vol. 34 No. 1 2018
- Interests and Norms in EU’s Policy towards Pakistan after 9/11
Journal of European Studies
Vol. 33 No. 2 2017
- Escalating Tensions in South China Sea and Asia-Pacific Security
Pakistan Horizon
vol. 70 No. 1 2017
- U.S. Policy of Nuclear Non-Proliferation towards Pakistan: A Post- 9/11 Perspective
Pakistan Journal of American Studies
Vol. 35 Spring 2017
- An Assessment of Opportunities for EU’s Enhanced Engagement with Pakistan
Journal of European Studies
Vol. 30 No. 2 2014
- Strategic Factors of EU-Pakistan Relationship
Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations
Vol. X Nr. 1 2013
- EU’s Internal Economic and Political Problems: The Impact on its Global Role
Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations
Vol. X Nr. 2 2013
- Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Measures and ISIS Threat
Proceedings of 2-day International Conference on Emergence of ISIS in Middle East and its Implications for South Asia, Organized by Department of IR, NUML on 8th- 9th December 2015.
- China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Socio-Political Implications for Pakistan
Proceedings of 4-day International Conference on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (C-PEC): Strategic Impact on Regional Development, Organized by NUML & Xinjiang Normal University (XJNU), Urumqi, Xinjiang on 15th-16th December & 18th-19th December 2015.
- Book Review: International Relations and the European Union
Oxford University Press, 2005
Christopher Hill and Michael Smith (editors)
Published in Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations
Vol. X Nr. 1 2013
- Book Review: Pakistan: Beyond the ‘Crisis State’
Oxford University Press, 2011
Maleeha Lodhi (editor)
Published in Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations
Vol. X Nr. 2 2013
- Politics of European Union
- International Politics of Middle East
- Cyber Security
- Research Methodology
- Theories of International Relations
Education
- Ph.D - Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Bucharest, Romania: 2013 (Under Cultural Exchange Scholarship)
- Thesis: EU-Pakistan Relations Since 9/11: Continuity and Change
- M.Sc - Department of International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad: 1999
Experience
- National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad May 2006 - to date
- Associate Professor, Department of International Relations
- Former Hod, Department of PCS & International Relations
- Editor, Journal of Research in Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences
- Supervisor, PhD & M.Phil (IR) Scholars
- Reviewer, Books & Research Articles
- Coordinator, PhD & M.Phil (IR) Programmes (January 2014-June 2019)
- Acting Head of Department (March 2014-August 2014)
- University of Bucharest, Romania
October 2012 - June 2013
Lectures to Master’s classes at Faculty of Political Sciences
- OPF Boys College, Islamabad
August 2004 - May 2006
Lecturer in Pakistan Studies
Publications
- The Cyber Threat Landscape and Readiness Challenge of Pakistan
Strategic Studies
Vol. 39 No. 1 2019
- US-Pakistan Relationship in GWOT: An Offensive Realist Explanation
The Dialogue
Vol. XIV No. 1 2019
- Mainstreaming the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan: Historical Dynamics, Prospective Advantages and Challenges
IPRI Journal
Vol. XVIII No. 2 2018
- Cyber Threat in Interstate Relations: Case of US-Russia Cyber Tensions
Policy Perspectives
Vol. 15 No. 2 2018
- Pakistan in the Twenty-first Century: Change and Continuity
Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society
Vol. 31 No. 1 2018
- US Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal: The Causes and the Implications
Pakistan Journal of American Studies
Vol. 37 No. 1 2018
- Ukraine Conflict and the European Security Order: A Cause-Effect Analysis
Journal of European Studies
Vol. 34 No. 1 2018
- Interests and Norms in EU’s Policy towards Pakistan after 9/11
Journal of European Studies
Vol. 33 No. 2 2017
- Escalating Tensions in South China Sea and Asia-Pacific Security
Pakistan Horizon
vol. 70 No. 1 2017
- U.S. Policy of Nuclear Non-Proliferation towards Pakistan: A Post- 9/11 Perspective
Pakistan Journal of American Studies
Vol. 35 Spring 2017
- An Assessment of Opportunities for EU’s Enhanced Engagement with Pakistan
Journal of European Studies
Vol. 30 No. 2 2014
- Strategic Factors of EU-Pakistan Relationship
Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations
Vol. X Nr. 1 2013
- EU’s Internal Economic and Political Problems: The Impact on its Global Role
Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations
Vol. X Nr. 2 2013
- Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Measures and ISIS Threat
Proceedings of 2-day International Conference on Emergence of ISIS in Middle East and its Implications for South Asia, Organized by Department of IR, NUML on 8th- 9th December 2015.
- China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Socio-Political Implications for Pakistan
Proceedings of 4-day International Conference on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (C-PEC): Strategic Impact on Regional Development, Organized by NUML & Xinjiang Normal University (XJNU), Urumqi, Xinjiang on 15th-16th December & 18th-19th December 2015.
- Book Review: International Relations and the European Union
Oxford University Press, 2005
Christopher Hill and Michael Smith (editors)
Published in Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations
Vol. X Nr. 1 2013
- Book Review: Pakistan: Beyond the ‘Crisis State’
Oxford University Press, 2011
Maleeha Lodhi (editor)
Published in Romanian Review of Political Sciences and International Relations
Vol. X Nr. 2 2013
Interests
- Politics of European Union
- International Politics of Middle East
- Cyber Security
- Research Methodology
- Theories of International Relations