Marian Leighton is a professional writer, editor and retired intelligence analyst. She graduated from Barnard College with a major in Russian Studies and obtained her PhD from Columbia University in International Relations. Before joining the intelligence community, Dr. Leighton worked for two New York publishing companies and also wrote reports for Radio Liberty and Radio Free Europe. In addition, she has worked at the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, as Director of Soviet Studies at National Security Research, and as Vice President for Intelligence Issues at Strategic Planning International. An Adjunct Professor at the Joint Military Intelligence College, Dr. Leighton taught courses on the Soviet Union, post-Soviet Russia, and terrorism. Dr. Leighton has written three books on Soviet affairs and numerous articles for scholarly journals, as well as adaptations of classics for young readers and a screenplay--a thriller set in the Cold War period. She is currently a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence