James Mulvenon is a political scientist at the RAND Corporation in Washington, DC and Deputy Director of RAND's Center for Asia-Pacific Policy. A specialist on the Chinese military, his current research focuses on Chinese C4ISR, defense research/development/acquisition organizations and policy, strategic weapons doctrines (computer network attack and nuclear warfare), patriotic hackers, and the military and civilian implications of the information revolution in China. James' most recent book, entitled Soldiers of Fortune, examines the Chinese military's multi-billion dollar business empire. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles.