Syed Raiyan Amir is a research associate at the KRF Center for Bangladesh and Global Affairs (CBGA). He was a research assistant at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and International Republican Institute (IRI). He has completed his internship at Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI). Besides, he writes feature articles for various newspapers on international and national affairs. He has an MSS and a BSS degree in International Relations from Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka.