Martin Loicano, PhD, is the former Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy (2017). He was previously the Chief Historian for the Office of the Supreme Commander, leading NATO historical programming. His previous professional roles include serving as Associate Professor of Strategy at the Air War College in Alabama (2012–14) and as historian and political military analyst for the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan (2010–12). He also has taught history and directed the Vietnam Studies Program at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM).