Tom Mockaitis

Ego and profit rather than national interest drive Trump’s foreign policy Since taking office President Trump has conducted military strikes against targets in Yemen, Somalia, Iran, Nigeria, and Venezuela.

I just published Ego and profit rather than national interest drive Trump’s foreign policy medium.com/p/ego-and-pr...

We must always remember the Srebrenica massacre and the Bosnian genocide of which it was a part. As Eli Wiesel said, the cause of these horrors is not hatred but indifference. My op ed:
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Americans make up about 5%of the world's population but consume approximately 25% of its resources. Humanitarian aid is not only good foreign policy, it is a moral obligation. My op ed:

Now at backgroundbriefing.org | @hiltzikm.bsky.social - The Escalating War of Words Between Trump & Newsom | @drmockaitis.bsky.social - In Sending the Marines to LA, is Trump Stoking a Possible Civil War? | @areidross.bsky.social - Trump Offers Up His Tesla For $69, Trashing His Biggest Donor

The decision to grant white Afrikaners refugee status while denying it to people of color from… The day he took office President Trump signed an executive order suspending the refugee admission program “until such time as the further…

Are we going back to the immigration quota system that favored whites? My op ed:
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Europe must rearm so that it can defend itself from Russia and stand up to the U.S. My op ed:
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Now at backgroundbriefing.org | @drmockaitis.bsky.social - Expect Patel and Bongino to Order the FBI to Round Up Trump's Critics | Robert Creamer - The Dilemma Senate Dems Face Whether to Vote For a Bad Bill or Risk Government Shutdown | Michael Swaine - Musk's Outsized Influence Over China Policy

@drmockaitis.bsky.social : Appeasement never works

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Implementing the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire will be very difficult. My op ed:
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Despite warnings of increased ISIS activity over the holidays and the recent attack in Magdeburg, security in New Orleans was still inadequate. I just published:
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An Expert on Terrorism on Charging Luigi Mangione With Terrorism Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex

We are joined by terrorism expert @drmockaitis.bsky.social to discuss how appropriate terrorism charges are for murder suspect of the shooting of the CEO of
UnitedHealthcare Luigi Mangione.
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NYC shooter my be new type of vigilante lone wolf. I just published this op ed in "The Hill:"
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Current Middle East Crisis has it Roots in Colonialism What do the conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria have in common? They all have their roots in European colonialism.

Current Middle East conflicts have their roots in European colonialism. My op ed:
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Tom Mockaitis breaks down alarming holiday greeting straight from ISIS Tom Mockaitis, DePaul Professor and terrorism expert, joins Lisa Dent on the show to break down details surrounding an alarming holiday greeting straight from an ISIS workshop stating to “Mak…

My interview on WGN Radio discussing terrorist threat during the holiday season.

A politicized military would be the Founders’ nightmare come true Making the military completely subservient to the president would be downright dangerous.

I just published this op ed on the dangers of politicizing the military: thehill.com/opinion/nati...