Dr. Rollie Lal is the author of books on international security, and upcoming thrillers. Her books offer insights into the history, politics, and strategies of the Muslim world, hot topics such as China, India, and Iran, and the countries of Central Asia. Some of her titles include 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.