Teaching & Speaking

Teaching

Wahiduzzaman Noor has lectured and given talks at the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington, DC; the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Virginia; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, DC; and New York University's School of Professional Studies in New York.

Talks & presentations

2026

  • Bangladesh OverviewNational Foreign Affairs Training Center (FSI) · February 2026

2025

  • Root Causes of Terrorism SeminarNESA Center, NDU · December 2025
  • Bangladesh OverviewForeign Service Institute · June 2025
  • The Role of Technology and Law Enforcement in Countering Violent Extremist Organizations: A Practitioner's PerspectiveNESA Center, NDU · January 2025
  • Enhancing International Cooperation in Combating Transnational CrimeNational Defense University · January 2025

2024

  • Geopolitics of South Asia and U.S. Strategic Defense PrioritiesU.S. Naval Academy · November 2024
  • Continuity and Change in U.S. Foreign Policy (Washington Seminar Luncheon)NESA Center, NDU · October 2024
  • U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and Evolving Geopolitics in South AsiaCongressional South Asian Staff Association · July 2024
  • Criminal Justice Reform and Capacity Building in Post-Conflict SettingsCongressional South Asian Staff Association · July 2024
  • Developing Global Norms and Standards for Involving Former Extremists in C/PVENYU School of Professional Studies · July 2024
  • Dynamics of Countering Human Trafficking in South Asia and the GulfNESA Center, NDU · May 2024
  • Transnational Crime Networks and Regional Security ChallengesNational Defense University · May 2024
  • Countering Violent Extremist Organizations and NarrativesNESA Center, NDU · May 2024
  • Counterterrorism, CVE and the Rohingya crisis: briefing to a NESA seminar delegationEmbassy of Bangladesh, Washington · May 2024

2023

  • Strategic Security Network Seminar for South Asia (speaker and panelist)NDU and BCIPA, Dhaka · August 2023
  • Dynamics and Challenges of Cyber Security: A Policing PerspectiveNESA Center, NDU · August 2023
  • Countering Violent Extremism and the Role of Community PolicingNESA Center, NDU · July 2023
  • COP-CVE SeminarNESA Center, NDU · June 2023
  • Countering Narratives of Extremist Organizations: Managing DisinformationNESA Center, NDU · March 2023

2021

  • Emerging Good Practices and Lessons Learned during COVID-19DCAF, Geneva · April 2021
  • Capacity Building for Criminal Justice InstitutionsDCAF, Geneva · April 2021
  • Keynote: Trends of Political and Religious Violence in South AsiaVivekananda International Foundation, India · 2021

2020

  • Repatriation, Adjudication and Reintegration of Jihadi Brides and Children Born in ConflictUNODC · December 2020
  • SPRR strategies and multi-agency coordinationUNODC · 2020
  • ISIS Prisoners and Repatriations in a Time of COVIDICSVE · 2020
  • Regional High-Level Dialogue on the South Asia PVE NetworkUNODC · 2020
  • Violent Extremism: Understanding Vulnerabilities and Sources of ResilienceDhaka Peace Talk, USAID and CSARF · 2020

2019

  • Seminar on religious harmonyExpressions, Dhaka · August 2019
  • National Security: Future Threats and Challenges (concept paper)National Security Council, Bangladesh · 2019

2018

  • Stocktaking Meeting on PVE NetworksUNODC, Washington, DC · November 2018
  • Cross-Regional Workshop on PVE Legal FrameworksUNODC, Kuala Lumpur · July 2018
  • Rule of Law, Human Rights and National Security; Regional Approaches to Combating Organized CrimeUNODC, Maldives · February 2018
  • Technology Ethics in Criminal JusticeUNODC, Japan · 2018
  • International Law Enforcement CooperationUNODC Regional Conference, Japan · 2018
  • Investigation, Prosecution and Adjudication of Foreign Terrorist FightersUNODC, Dhaka · 2018

2017

  • Cross-Regional Conference on Foreign Terrorist FightersUNODC, Philippines · November 2017

Other

  • Non-violence and Rebuilding PeaceJunior Chamber International, Dhaka