Tom de Groot is Programme Lead for Security at the Centre for Professional Learning. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in International Studies and his Master’s in International Relations: Global Order in Historical Perspective at Leiden University. He has published research on the use of private military companies in UN peacekeeping operations and on the deployment of armed drones in counterterrorism, in the Journal of Developing Societies and Interdisciplinary Political Studies. In addition to his work as Programme Lead, he serves as a board member of Jonge Atlantici and as a moderator for Amnesty International.