Landon is RVA Mag's 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.