Landon Shroder

Landon is RVA Mag's co-publisher and editor-at-large. He is also a foreign policy professional from Richmond specializing in high risk and complex environments, spending over 20 years abroad in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. He hold’s a Master’s Degree from American University in Conflict Resolution and was a former journalist and producer for VICE Media. His writing on foreign affairs has been published in World Policy Journal, Chatham House, Small Wars Journal, War on the Rocks, and the Fair Observer, along with being a commentator in the New York Times on the Middle East.

stories by Landon Shroder

The Cosmic Disassembly of Ian Svenonius

The Cosmic Disassembly of Ian Svenonius

*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #34, on the streets now at all your favorite spots.  When Ian Svenonius and I started talking about ISIS, I knew my interview questions were dead. Originally I planned on talking with him about the musical movements of the...

RVA Global: Jozi Streets, On the Grind in Johannesburg

RVA Global: Jozi Streets, On the Grind in Johannesburg

*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #34, on the streets now at all your favorite spots.  “The tension is there, but it is a good tension,” said street artist George “Mars” Kalapov as we toured Art Eye, the gallery he works from in downtown Johannesburg, South...