Thomas D. Grant practices international law and is an academic at the University of Cambridge. He served in the first Trump administration, 2019-2021, as Senior Advisor for Strategic Planning under the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. The opinions expressed in this article are his alone and do not necessarily reflect views or positions of the Trump Transition or any other organization or individual.
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