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Rubiat Saimum

Rubiat Saimum

Doctoral Student

He/Him

MA, Political Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Political Studies

Doctoral Student

rubiat.saimum@queensu.ca

Mackintosh-Corry Hall, C313

Supervisor: StĂŠphanie Martel

Brief Biography

Rubiat Saimum is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University, specializing in International Relations and Comparative Studies. He has previously served as a Lecturer of maritime security and strategic studies at Bangladesh Maritime University. He is a South Asian Future Fellow at the Council for Strategic and Defence Research (CSDR), a fellow at Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, a Young Leader at the Pacific Forum, a maritime GENIE at Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS) and a Junior Fellow at the NATO Association of Canada.

Research Interests

My research focuses on the formation of security communities and the role of major regional powers or “the anchor states” in the process. I study the why regional anchor states facilitate or hinder the formation of security communities in their respective regions.

Selected Publications

Saimum, R. (2025). From Hardware to Heartware: China's Evolving Military Relations with Bangladesh. In Xavier, C. & Jacob, J. T. (Eds). How China Engages South Asia: In the Open and Behind the Scenes (pp. 107-117). Centre for Social and Economic Progress. Retrieved from

Shahid, R. & Saimum, R. (2023) ‘Navigating the troubled waters: ‘maritimization' of Bangladesh’s foreign policy’, Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs,

Saimum, R. (2020). ‘The Prospect of Belt and Road Initiative in the Context of Bangladesh’. China Report, 56(4), 464-483, Sage Publishing.

Saimum, R. (2020). ‘ASEAN’s Rohingya Dilemma: Limits of Regional Co-operation’. In Charting a Sustainable Future of ASEAN in Business and Social Sciences (pp. 339-348). Springer, Singapore.

Awards

2025: Queen’s Graduate Award, Queen’s University, SGS

2023-25: SGS Graduate Fellowship, Memorial University of Newfoundland

2024: CICA essay competition (2nd Prize), Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA)

2019: The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation Bangladesh