A Conversation with James Mulvenon

Please join the Asian Studies Program for a wide-ranging conversation on U.S.-China technology competition, cybersecurity, and espionage with Dr. James Mulvenon. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Michael Green.

Lunch will be provided.

PLEASE NOTE: all external visitors (non-GU and alumni) must register in our visitor portal here.

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James Mulvenon is Director of Intelligence Integration at SOS International, where he has recruited and trained a team of more than forty-five Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Farsi linguist-analysts and ten cleared software developers, performing collection, analysis, and operations support for US Government and corporate customers. A Chinese linguist by training, he is a leading international expert on Chinese cyber, technology transfer, espionage, and military issues.

Dr. Mulvenon received his B.A. in China Studies from the University of Michigan, studied Communist Party History at Fudan University in Shanghai, and received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles. His dissertation, published by ME Sharpe in 2001 under the title Soldiers of Fortune, details the rise and fall of the Chinese military’s international business empire. In 2013 Dr. Mulvenon co-authored Chinese Industrial Espionage, which is the first full account of the complete range of China’s efforts to illicitly acquire foreign technology. He contributed multiple chapters to China’s Quest for Foreign Technology: Beyond Espionage, which was published in September 2020. Dr. Mulvenon’s latest article, “A World Divided: The Conflict with Chinese Techno-Nationalism Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here,” appeared in War on the Rocks in early 2021. He is regularly invited to address senior government and commercial audiences on Chinese technology espionage and cyber topics, and his comments have appeared in the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other international media outlets.

Michael Green, Professor of International Affairs in the School of Foreign Service, is the Director of the Asian Studies Program, where he concurrently holds the Chair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy. He is also a Senior Vice President for Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Dr. Green's work focuses on U.S. foreign policy history and grand strategy. Previously, he was a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs on the National Security Council (NSC) staff at the White House. Dr. Green holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University.

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