On 4 February, Nathan Gonzáles will speak on Iran, he Middle East, and the fall of Assad. 

Dr. Nathan Gonzáles Mendelejis is an international affairs specialist serving as Assistant Professor of Strategy and Security Studies at the Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) in Montgomery, Alabama, where he works on the U.S. Air Force officers' distance learning curriculum, the Global College of Professional Military Education (PME), at Air University.

He has authored two books and several articles on Iran and its relations with neighbors. Currently, he is exploring the role of individual and group identity in terrorism and radicalization processes.

He holds the Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University in New York. He speaks Spanish, Iranian Persian, German, and Italian.