Tom Barry is an American journalist, veteran policy analyst, and researcher based in Tucson, Arizona, specializing in U.S. foreign policy, Latin American affairs, immigration, border issues, and drug policy. He has served as a senior fellow in the Americas Program at the Center for International Policy (CIP) and as a researcher at Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) and the Institute for Policy Studies. Barry has contributed numerous articles to FPIF, a project supported by CIP and the Institute for Policy Studies, and his reporting has appeared in outlets like NACLA Report on the Americas, The Nation, and TomDispatch. His work often critiques U.S. militarism, neoconservative influence, and interventionist strategies, including detailed investigative profiles of key figures in conservative policy networks and topics such as U.S.-Mexico border security, the School of the Americas, and the privatization of foreign policy. Barry edited the book 'Drugs Without Borders: American Addiction and Global Struggle' (2008), drawing on his research into international narcotics policy and U.S. involvement. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for bridging journalism and policy analysis, providing in-depth investigations into networks of influence in Washington, and engaging in advocacy around humane immigration reform and demilitarization of the U.S.-Mexico border. His writings emphasize the intersections of security, economics, and human rights in U.S. hemispheric relations.