Clint is an International Defense Researcher at RAND. He is the lead author of several book-length reports on Russian military strategy and planning. Reach graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master’s degree in Political Science. He also holds a Master’s degree in Russian and Eurasian studies from Johns Hopkins SAIS. Clint served for nine years in the U.S. Navy as a Russian linguist in various positions at the National Security Agency and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. During his time in the Navy, he participated in New Start Treaty inspections and deployed to Baghdad to provide intelligence support to the Army during the Iraqi “Surge.” In 2014, Clint received the Navy Language Professional of the Year award. Prior to joining RAND in 2015, Clint worked for a short time at the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy – Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia.