Rollie Lal

Dr. Rollie Lal a Visiting Associate Professor at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, and the author of books on international security. Her books offer insights into terrorism, organized crime, the politics and challenges in the Muslim world, China, India, and Iran, and the countries of Central Asia. Some of her titles include Terrorist Criminal Enterprises, Understanding China and India, Central Asia and Its Asian Neighbors, Iran's Political, Demographic, and Economic Vulnerabilities, and the Muslim World After 9/11. Rollie has served as an international security specialist for the RAND Corporation, as a professor for the US Department of Defense, and as a journalist for the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun. She is an intrepid traveler to exotic and often dangerous locales, and shares the insights of her fascinating adventures with her readers. She lives in Virginia with her husband Steven and daughter Isis.