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Tom Mockaitis

@drmockaitis.bsky.social
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Professor of History at DePaul University; studies military history, international conflict and violent extremism; consultant; media commentator; terrorism expert; Associate Member Centre for War and Diplomacy, University of Lancaster, UK

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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I just published Ego and profit rather than national interest drive Trump’s foreign policy medium.com/p/ego-and-pr...
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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.
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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: medium.com/@tmockait_47...
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We must always Remember Srebrenica.
Thirty years ago, the Bosnian Serb Army and Serbian paramilitaries perpetrated the worst massacre in Europe since World War II.On July…
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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:
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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Are we going back to the immigration quota system that favored whites? My op ed: medium.com/@tmockait_47...
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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…
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Europe must rearm so that it can defend itself from Russia and stand up to the U.S. My op ed: thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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
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2kindsjustice @2kindsjustice.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
@drmockaitis.bsky.social : Appeasement never works thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
My op ed: medium.com/@tmockait_47...
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The Myth of Meritocracy
Since taking office President Trump has conducted a relentless assault on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, blaming it for every ill in the…
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Implementing the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire will be very difficult. My op ed: thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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: thehill.com/opinion/nati...
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Background Briefing with Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
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. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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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
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
NYC shooter my be new type of vigilante lone wolf. I just published this op ed in "The Hill:" thehill.com/opinion/nati...
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Current Middle East conflicts have their roots in European colonialism. My op ed: tmockait.medium.com/current-midd...
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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.
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
My interview on WGN Radio discussing terrorist threat during the holiday season.
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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…
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Tom Mockaitis @drmockaitis.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I just published this op ed on the dangers of politicizing the military: thehill.com/opinion/nati...
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A politicized military would be the Founders’ nightmare come true
Making the military completely subservient to the president would be downright dangerous.
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