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 in Charleston and the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. These incidents, however, are neither new nor unprecedented. In God, Guns, and Sedition leading experts Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware trace the historical trajectory and assess the present-day dangers of this violent extremist movement. They highlight developments including the use of cutting-edge communications technology; the embrace of leaderless resistance or lone actor strategies; the emergence of characteristic tactics and targets; infiltration and recruitment in the military and law enforcement; and the far right’s intricate relationship with mainstream politics.

Join New America's Future Security Program for a discussion with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware regarding their book God, Guns, and Sedition. Bruce Hoffman is the Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service; professor emeritus of terrorism studies at St Andrews University; and the George H. Gilmore Senior Fellow at the U.S. Military Academy’s Combating Terrorism Center. His Columbia University Press books include Inside Terrorism (third edition, 2017). Jacob Ware is a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.

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PARTICIPANTS

Bruce Hoffman

Author, God, Guns, and Sedition

Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Professor, Georgetown University

Jacob Ware

Author, God, Guns, and Sedition

Research Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

MODERATOR

Peter Bergen, @peterbergencnn
Vice President, New America

Co-Director, Future Security Initiative, ASU

Professor of Practice, ASU