Thomas Weir Pauken II is an author, commentator, consultant and geopolitical analyst based in Beijing, China. He has appeared on many podcasts and news programs throughout the world, including The Mother of All Talk Shows with George Galloway.

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, USA, he graduated with a BA in Political Science from Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA.

He uses the pseudonym Tom McGregor when penning articles for the media.

Tom has had articles published in Fox News, Dallas Blog, China Daily, JoongAng Ilbo, Korea Herald, Korea Times, ohmyNews, UN Post, ChinAfrica magazine and Texas Catholic – to name a few.