God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America
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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Speakers:
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
Moderators:
Peter Bergen
Vice President, New America
Co-Director, Future Security Initiative, ASU
Professor of Practice, ASU