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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 5h

A vitally important @nytimes.com piece by @gregjaffe.bsky.social, featuring a happy ending and a very cool and rather heartwarming statistic: “About 22 percent of the Army’s more than 61,000 new recruits this year came in through the Future Soldier Preparatory Course.”

This Program Rescued Army Recruiting

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 6h

Strong agree. My research suggests a strong counterterrorist financing strategy is key.

(Spoiler: there is no strong counterterrorist financing strategy against Hamas)

Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 17h

The War on Terror taught us that tackling violent actors with purely kinetic action does not work. It has never worked during the Arab-Israeli conflict. On the second anniversary of the #October7thMassacre, Israel ignores those lessons at its own peril. irregularwarfare.org/articles/isr...

Israel’s Irregular Warfare Paradox: Reconciling Precision Abroad and a “Killing Field” Next Door

Israel’s irregular warfare paradox shows how surgical operations in Iran and mass violence in Gaza are reshaping its global image and fueling regional instability.

irregularwarfare.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 5h

"Israel’s widely divergent approaches to its conflicts next door and further afield reveal that Israel’s irregular warfare doctrine is suffering from a dangerous paradox that is sure to lead to further terrorism against Israeli civilians." irregularwarfare.org/articles/isr...

Israel’s Irregular Warfare Paradox: Reconciling Precision Abroad and a “Killing Field” Next Door

Israel’s irregular warfare paradox shows how surgical operations in Iran and mass violence in Gaza are reshaping its global image and fueling regional instability.

irregularwarfare.org

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Alex Burch @alexkburch.bsky.social · 16h

Excerpt:
‘The 1,400 Israelis slain in the Oct. 7 attack have been widely compared to the 3,000 people who perished on 9/11. Proportionately, the Hamas attack is worse: per capita, it would be as if 40,000 people lost their lives when the World Trade Center towers fell.’
#October7Massacre

Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 1d

From October 2023: "Hamas’ deliberate attack on Israeli civilians was designed to maximize death and destruction, intending not just to terrorize the population but ethnically cleanse the land of Jews." #October7Massacre @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social irregularwarfare.org/articles/fro...

From Einsatzgruppen to Hamas: A Historical Continuum of Mobile Mass Murder

Hamas's terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 mimicked Einsatzgruppen tactics from Nazi Germany's genocidal war on Jews.

irregularwarfare.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 1d

From October 2023: "Hamas’ deliberate attack on Israeli civilians was designed to maximize death and destruction, intending not just to terrorize the population but ethnically cleanse the land of Jews." #October7Massacre @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social irregularwarfare.org/articles/fro...

From Einsatzgruppen to Hamas: A Historical Continuum of Mobile Mass Murder

Hamas's terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 mimicked Einsatzgruppen tactics from Nazi Germany's genocidal war on Jews.

irregularwarfare.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 1d

Over two years of war, #Israel's irregular warfare doctrine has revealed a stunning paradox — brutality in #Gaza, surgical precision abroad. Now, it risks strategic failure.

On the second anniversary of the #October7Massacre, my latest for the Irregular Warfare Initiative.

Israel’s Irregular Warfare Paradox: Reconciling Precision Abroad and a “Killing Field” Next Door

Israel’s irregular warfare paradox shows how surgical operations in Iran and mass violence in Gaza are reshaping its global image and fueling regional instability.

irregularwarfare.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 17h

The War on Terror taught us that tackling violent actors with purely kinetic action does not work. It has never worked during the Arab-Israeli conflict. On the second anniversary of the #October7thMassacre, Israel ignores those lessons at its own peril. irregularwarfare.org/articles/isr...

Israel’s Irregular Warfare Paradox: Reconciling Precision Abroad and a “Killing Field” Next Door

Israel’s irregular warfare paradox shows how surgical operations in Iran and mass violence in Gaza are reshaping its global image and fueling regional instability.

irregularwarfare.org

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The Social Chemist @thesocialchemist.bsky.social · 21h

“Whether racism is indeed the driving factor, Israel’s refusal to adopt a more surgical approach in Gaza will inevitably lead to further waves of violence that threaten the safety of Israeli civilians, empower clamors of “genocide,” and undermine peace and stability in the region.”

Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 21h

Netanyahu's miscalculation is that a high death toll in Gaza would be acceptable if people were periodically reminded of the #October7thMassacre. Instead, Israel’s relationships with its allies, including the US, face unprecedented strain. irregularwarfare.org/articles/isr...

Israel’s Irregular Warfare Paradox: Reconciling Precision Abroad and a “Killing Field” Next Door

Israel’s irregular warfare paradox shows how surgical operations in Iran and mass violence in Gaza are reshaping its global image and fueling regional instability.

irregularwarfare.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 21h

Netanyahu's miscalculation is that a high death toll in Gaza would be acceptable if people were periodically reminded of the #October7thMassacre. Instead, Israel’s relationships with its allies, including the US, face unprecedented strain. irregularwarfare.org/articles/isr...

Israel’s Irregular Warfare Paradox: Reconciling Precision Abroad and a “Killing Field” Next Door

Israel’s irregular warfare paradox shows how surgical operations in Iran and mass violence in Gaza are reshaping its global image and fueling regional instability.

irregularwarfare.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 22h

Is there really a rise in left-wing political violence in America? Very grateful to Meghna Chakrabarti for hosting such an informative debate between Daniel Byman and Robert Pape, discussing a recent report by @csis.org. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

Is there really a rise in left-wing political violence in America?

Charlie Kirk's assassination. The United Healthcare CEO's murder. Several recent high-profile killings seem to have political motivations. What’s driving this — and what can we do about it?

www.wbur.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 23h

"I don't think they would award the most prestigious prize in the world to someone who does not believe in climate change." @theozenou.bsky.social www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Why experts say Trump is unlikely to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year

Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump’s prospects remain remote despite a flurry of high-profile nominations and some notable foreign policy interventions for which he has taken personal credit.

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 1d

My latest for IWI: "Israel’s tactical success in Iran points to a country that has tremendous intelligence penetration that it chooses to use in some contexts and neglects to use in others—with thousands of Gazans now paying the ultimate price." irregularwarfare.org/articles/isr...

Israel’s Irregular Warfare Paradox: Reconciling Precision Abroad and a “Killing Field” Next Door

Israel’s irregular warfare paradox shows how surgical operations in Iran and mass violence in Gaza are reshaping its global image and fueling regional instability.

irregularwarfare.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 1d

“Israel has gone over the top because it has been allowed to do so by the West. Its friends were not very friendly in a sense, because they didn’t stop it from committing suicide in the long term." - @nathalietocci.bsky.social to @yarotrof.bsky.social in @wsj.com.

After Two Years of War, Israel Is Stronger—and More Isolated—Than Ever

The war in Gaza has spurred a global backlash that threatens Israel’s long-term prospects.

www.wsj.com

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking of all those mourning again on this terrible anniversary.

"The savagery of the assaults is perhaps matched only by the professional determination of the perpetrators to systematically murder their way through the towns, villages, and collective farms bordering Gaza."

Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 1d

From October 2023: "Hamas’ deliberate attack on Israeli civilians was designed to maximize death and destruction, intending not just to terrorize the population but ethnically cleanse the land of Jews." #October7Massacre @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social irregularwarfare.org/articles/fro...

From Einsatzgruppen to Hamas: A Historical Continuum of Mobile Mass Murder

Hamas's terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 mimicked Einsatzgruppen tactics from Nazi Germany's genocidal war on Jews.

irregularwarfare.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 1d

From October 2023: "Hamas’ deliberate attack on Israeli civilians was designed to maximize death and destruction, intending not just to terrorize the population but ethnically cleanse the land of Jews." #October7Massacre @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social irregularwarfare.org/articles/fro...

From Einsatzgruppen to Hamas: A Historical Continuum of Mobile Mass Murder

Hamas's terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 mimicked Einsatzgruppen tactics from Nazi Germany's genocidal war on Jews.

irregularwarfare.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 1d

Over two years of war, #Israel's irregular warfare doctrine has revealed a stunning paradox — brutality in #Gaza, surgical precision abroad. Now, it risks strategic failure.

On the second anniversary of the #October7Massacre, my latest for the Irregular Warfare Initiative.

Israel’s Irregular Warfare Paradox: Reconciling Precision Abroad and a “Killing Field” Next Door

Israel’s irregular warfare paradox shows how surgical operations in Iran and mass violence in Gaza are reshaping its global image and fueling regional instability.

irregularwarfare.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 2d

Honored to join @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social in providing some answers to @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social about our book — God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America — and the broader domestic terrorism landscape. sfs.georgetown.edu/news/seven-q...

Seven questions about political violence for the authors of "God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America" | School of Foreign Service | Georgetown

Authors Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware answered seven questions to help explain the longer, larger context surrounding the Charlie Kirk assassination and the environment of political violence present in...

sfs.georgetown.edu

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 3d

God, Guns, and Sedition
Far-Right Terrorism in America cup.columbia.edu/book/god-gun...

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 3d

Seven questions about political violence for the authors of “God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America” sfs.georgetown.edu/news/seven-q...

Seven questions about political violence for the authors of "God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America" | School of Foreign Service | Georgetown

Authors Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware answered seven questions to help explain the longer, larger context surrounding the Charlie Kirk assassination and the environment of political violence present in...

sfs.georgetown.edu

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 2d

Honored to join @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social in providing some answers to @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social about our book — God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America — and the broader domestic terrorism landscape. sfs.georgetown.edu/news/seven-q...

Seven questions about political violence for the authors of "God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America" | School of Foreign Service | Georgetown

Authors Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware answered seven questions to help explain the longer, larger context surrounding the Charlie Kirk assassination and the environment of political violence present in...

sfs.georgetown.edu

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Georgetown School of Foreign Service @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social · 5d

Are Americans increasingly more accepting of political violence? In @justsecurity.org, SFS Prof Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware suggest that this trend may be linked to the increasingly personal nature of recent high-profile political assassinations in the U.S.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4nE05rO

How Political Violence in America Became Personal

Americans can no longer turn to their political leadership to avert the catastrophe of political violence.

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 4d

(1/3) Catch up on our recent analysis:

• U.S. strikes / Venezuela
• Russia-Ukraine War
• United Nations
• Political violence
• Trump executive actions
• Emerging technologies
• Climate

www.justsecurity.org/121522/diges...

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2025)

U.S. strikes / Venezuela • Russia-Ukraine War • United Nations • Political violence • Trump executive actions • Emerging technologies • Climate

www.justsecurity.org

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 4d

Also perfect for the Friday afternoon commute! 😀

Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 5d

Our recent @justsecurity.org article is also available in audio form on the Just Security: Out Loud podcast. Perfect for the Friday morning commute! @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social @cfr.org www.buzzsprout.com/2509956/epis...

"Assassinations in America: How Political Violence Became Personal" by Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware - Just Security: Out Loud

www.buzzsprout.com

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 5d

"The White House has taken an action that is sweeping in its rhetoric yet almost certainly empty of formal legal effect."

Such great work on #antifa by Thomas Brzozowski, shedding light on a critically important (and thorny) question for @lawfaremedia.org. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/you-...

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 8d

This @gnetresearch.bsky.social Insight by Samantha Olson and Jacob Ware examines how white supremacist violence has evolved, leveraging modern technology to perpetuate age-old ideologies.

🔗 tinyurl.com/2w8769vn

TLDR 👇

#extremismstudies #radicalright #counterterrorism #counterextremism #farright

Modern-Day Lynchings: The Long History of Gamified White Supremacist Terrorism - GNET

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