John A. Gentry is an adjunct faculty member with the School of Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University. For 12 years he was an intelligence analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he mainly worked economic issues associated with the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries; for two of those years he was the senior analyst on the staff of the National Intelligence Officer for Warning. He is a retired U.S. Army Reserve officer, with most assignments in special operations and intelligence arenas. Dr. Gentry formerly taught at the National Intelligence University, Columbia University, and Georgetown University. His research interests primarily are in intelligence and security studies. He has written four books and over 40 articles and book chapters on intelligence topics that have appeared mainly in peer-reviewed publications. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the George Washington University. His email address is gentry.ja49@gmail.com.