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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Aug 5

Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback!

My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...

God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America

Far-Right Terrorism in America

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Apr 14

Very cool to be profiled in @thehoya.bsky.social, alongside @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, regarding the Airey Neave Book Prize.

If you have not read it: "Our book tells a story of forces within our country that seek to divide us, that seek to undermine our democracy." thehoya.com/news/gu-prof...

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Deirdre Assenza @deirdreassenza.bsky.social · Mar 17

Two books everyone should read if you haven’t are Autocracy Inc by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social and👇 God Guns and Sedition by Bruce Hoffman. Hoffman is such an expert on this subject I was taught off one of his books in college.

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Far-Right Terrorism in America
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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · Dec 10

The Assad regime’s collapse disables a critical node in Iran’s regional proxy network, writes @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social.

Syria After Assad: What to Know About HTS, Hezbollah, and Iran

The ascendance of Sunni Islamist rebels in Syria should be viewed with great caution by Western powers, but the Assad regime’s collapse disables a critical node in Iran’s regional proxy network.

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Dec 10

Unparalleled analysis, as always, by the great @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social for @cfr.org. www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

Syria After Assad: What to Know About HTS, Hezbollah, and Iran

The ascendance of Sunni Islamist rebels in Syria should be viewed with great caution by Western powers, but the Assad regime’s collapse disables a critical node in Iran’s regional proxy network.

www.cfr.org

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Dec 9

My brief thoughts on the events of the past 72 hours regarding Syria, HTS, Hezbollah, Iran, & Lebanon all in one place thanks to @CFR_org. www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

Syria After Assad: What to Know About HTS, Hezbollah, and Iran

The ascendance of Sunni Islamist rebels in Syria should be viewed with great caution by Western powers, but the Assad regime’s collapse disables a critical node in Iran’s regional proxy network.

www.cfr.org

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Dec 1

Two constants in the Middle East: Kurdish suffering and indifference to their plight--as well as to the Armenians. The world also said nothing when Nagorno-Karabakh was ethnically cleansed last year. Colonialism lives--but when it's not Western, few care.

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Dec 1

You can read all about Turkey's catspaw in Syria here: home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...

Treasury Sanctions Syrian Regime Prisons, Officials, and Syrian Armed Group

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning eight Syrian prisons run by the Assad regime’s intelligence apparatus, which have been ...

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Nov 24

@henmazzig.bsky.social reporting on X that the body of Chabad emissary Rabbi Zvi Kogan has been discovered by authorities in the UAE.

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Nov 23

Third ISIS-related arrest in the U.S. in as many months. www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...

Former Bronx Resident Arrested For Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS And Distributing Instructions Regarding Homemade Explosives

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigatio...

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Nov 22

"What is needed are parties that compete to reflect the dreams of the majority of the American people instead of the extremes." file:///private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/0DBCC76C-55F0-4B03-B3F5-B6A87FD4E970/tmp/downloaded_pdf/TheWallStreetJournal_20241122_A15_0_t.pdf

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Joshua C Huminski @joshuachuminski.bsky.social · Nov 21

For the latest episode of my National Security Insitute podcast, “Coffee & Conflict”, I welcomed @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social & @jacobware.bsky.social to discuss “God, Guns, & Sedition” (@columbiaup.bsky.social) & the origin & future of far-right terrorism in America. open.spotify.com/episode/4R1Q...

Episode 6: God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware

Coffee & Conflict · Episode

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Nov 20

I was fortunate today to be able to meet a great American, who is also one of my heroes, and is an outstanding member of the U.S. House of Representatives, who was just elected to his 3rd term ... the tremendously impressive @ritchietorres.bsky.social

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Nov 18

After decades of insufficient and ineffective efforts to suppress a racist antigovernment fringe, the United States has become the exemplar of far-right extremism and terrorism. @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social @foreignaffairs.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

American Hatred Goes Global

How the United States became a leading exporter of white supremacist terrorism.

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Nov 16

Another arrest of a US-based would-be ISIS terrorist www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/p...

FBI arrests Houston man who allegedly wanted to commit a ‘9/11’ style attack in the US | CNN Politics

The FBI announced on Thursday the arrest of a Texas man who allegedly created and disseminated ISIS propaganda and wanted to commit a “9/11-style” attack in the United States.

www.cnn.com

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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · Nov 15

Both Israelis and Palestinians deserve safety, freedom, and dignity.

That’s not hate speech.

Opposing any part of this sentence is.

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Nov 11

More on Amsterdam’s PREMEDITATED “Jew Hunt” Calls for ‘Jew Hunt’ Preceded Amsterdam Attacks tinyurl.com/28mazgnb

Calls for ‘Jew Hunt’ Preceded Amsterdam Attacks

AMSTERDAM—Israeli financial adviser Ofek Ziv had just emerged from

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Nov 11

It's never hard to mobilize against Jewish people. My latest essay on antisemitism masked as self-righteousness thehill.com/opinion/civi...

The modern intellectual diktat for Jewish authors

It is a dangerous precedent that cleverly endows hate with logic and respectability masking a markedly more malign and malevolent intention.

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Oct 31

Delighted to contribute to the International Risk Podcast alongside @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social. open.spotify.com/episode/69BL...

Ep 181: Far-Right Terrorism in America with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware

The International Risk Podcast · Episode

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Oct 30

"Is the United States on the Verge of Civil War?"

In The Cipher Brief, @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social and I insist the answer is no, but the question is no longer frivolous. #Election2024 is certain to inspire some degree of violence in our country. @cfr.org www.thecipherbrief.com/column_artic...

Is the United States on the Verge of Civil War?

Terrorism experts Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware use historical and recent facts to try and answer that question.

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Sep 16

Must-read article on the sad near-certainty of global pro-Israel radicalization, by @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social and Jeremy Hurewitz in the The Hill. thehill.com/opinion/inte...

In and outside of Israel, radicalization runs both ways

If the world is truly concerned about peace in the Middle East, it should be concerned about how Israel — and Jews around the world — will emerge from this war.

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Sep 16

"The problem at this perilous moment is that both violent extremes see an advantage in setting the United States ablaze." @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/18/t...

A Uniquely Perilous Moment in U.S. Politics

After the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, so-called “accelerationists” will look to spark a broader conflagration.

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Sep 10

"After decades of insufficient and ineffective efforts to suppress a racist antigovernment fringe, the United States has become the exemplar of far-right extremism and terrorism."

With @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.bsky.social in September 2023. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

American Hatred Goes Global

How the United States became a leading exporter of white supremacist terrorism.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Aug 23

“Of course, many of the conspiracy theories that support far-right terrorist mobilization today are deeply entrenched, and it might take generations to unwind them.”

My contribution to War on the Rocks's Rewind and Reconnoiter with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social. warontherocks.com/2024/08/rewi...

Rewind and Reconnoiter: Are We Entering a New Era of Far-Right Terrorism? with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware - War on the Rocks

In their 2019 article, “Are We Entering a New Era of Far-Right Terrorism?” Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware discussed the rising frequency of extreme

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Aug 15

With @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social in @prospectmagazine.bsky.social: "The riots across the UK after the Southport stabbing were far from unprecedented. Indeed, their roots can be traced deep into the history of extremism and terrorism." www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/far...

The terrorist history of far-right violence

The disorganised mob approach of the extreme right has deep roots, as does the use of immigration policy to excuse it

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Aug 14

#1 on amazon for audio books is what all authors long to see. Just released last month and read by a professional actor (not @JacobWare) or me!

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Aug 13

#1 on amazon audio books is what all authors long to see. Just released last month & read by a professional actor (not Jacob‬⁩) or me! file:///private/var/mobile/Library/Caches/com.apple.MobileSMS/Previews/Attachments/ac/12/0B9EF220-5B3D-4509-886C-16004E13FDC0/IMG_4466-preview.pvt/IMG_4466.jpeg

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Bruce Hoffman @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social · Jul 2

Alas, as our essay in @foreignpolicy from last Friday argues, the threat of violence as the presidential election nears, now comes from both political extremes.

Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Jul 2

GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION turns six months old today. As we approach the 2024 U.S. presidential election, its warnings about far-right terrorism and the threat it poses sadly only grow more urgent.

Please consider picking up a copy today! cup.columbia.edu/book/god-gun...

God, Guns, and Sedition | Columbia University Press

Shocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church... | CUP

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Jul 2

GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION turns six months old today. As we approach the 2024 U.S. presidential election, its warnings about far-right terrorism and the threat it poses sadly only grow more urgent.

Please consider picking up a copy today! cup.columbia.edu/book/god-gun...

God, Guns, and Sedition | Columbia University Press

Shocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church... | CUP

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · Jul 1

It is a measure of the divisiveness and tolerance for violence in the United States that the possibility of civil war looms so large over the 2024 presidential election—no matter which candidate wins. @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/28/c...

How Bad Will Political Violence in the U.S. Get?

Civil war is unlikely, but other alarming scenarios are quite possible.

foreignpolicy.com

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