Dr. Prem Mahadevan is a Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies in Zurich, Switzerland. He completed a BA in War Studies and an MA in Intelligence Studies from King’s College London, before embarking on a doctorate on Indian counterterrorism intelligence. He has written numerous journal articles on security affairs and is the author of a widely-read short monograph on the Pakistani intelligence service ISI. He is also the first Indian scholar to specialize in intelligence issues. His responsibilities at the CSS include the study of sub-state conflicts and organized crime.