Contents:
Editorial Welcome
Carter Matherly, Matthew Loux and Jim Burch

Graduate Lectern
Mikhail Gorbachev: A Transformational Leader
Andreea Mosila

Research Articles & Critical Analysis
Coming Together: Strengthening the Intelligence Community Through Cognitive Diversity
David Kritz

Physician, then Political Dictator: Bashar al-Assad, President of the Syrian Arab Republic
Casey Skvorc and Nicole K. Drumhiller

The Soft Path to U.S. Hegemony in the 21st Century: An American Brain Drain Policy Against Strategic Competitors
Ryan Burke and Jahara Matisek

Politics With Other Means: Aligning U.S. Military and Diplomatic Efforts in the Indo-Pacific Command Region
J. E. Schillo

The Ideology of "Strategic Conservatism" from Russia's Imperial Perspective
Eugene Vertlieb (translated by Dennis T. Faleris)

Notes from the Field
BLOCKCHAIN: A Cyber Defense Force Multiplier
Dorian Belz

Intelligence Communities and the Media-The Case of the Danish Spymaster Lars Findsen
Ardavan M. Khoshnood