Shah Alam completed his Ph.D from the School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He has worked with the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), and the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS). Specialising on Iran, his areas of interest also includes Pakistan, Persian Gulf, West Asia and the Caspian Sea Basin. He has written a number of research articles on national security, foreign policy, defence, strategy, and energy security. He has recently published an Occasional paper titled, The Military’s Role in Pakistan’s Polity (New Delhi: KW Publishers, 2011). He has co-authored a monograph titled, Persian Gulf States and the 9/11 Attacks: An Analysis (New Delhi: Anamaya Publishers, 2004).