Nate Trimble is a historian of U.S. foreign relations in the twentieth century, with related research interests in Cold War American politics and international relations. He holds a PhD from Vanderbilt University and an MA from King’s College London. Currently, he is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Washington, D.C. His first book, The Power to Invade: Armed Primacy and Congressional Conflict, 1977-1987, is currently under contract with Texas A&M University Press. In addition to his academic pursuits, he is a career Intelligence Officer in the United States Army, having served multiple combat deployments overseas with a specialization in counterterrorism operations. Beginning in Fall 2027, he will join the faculty of the United States Military Academy at West Point.