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Bruce Hoffman

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Proud ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโœก๏ธ & Zionist who has been studying terrorism & insurgency for nearly 5 decades and is a senior fellow @CFR.org. My own opinions. Re-postings are not necessarily endorsements.

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If I may humbly propose a stocking stuffer: God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America is available in hardback, paperback, Kindle, audiobook, Japanese, and now Spanish. A book about hate and violence that sadly remains all-too-relevant today. www.amazon.com/God-Guns-Sed...

16.12.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America Far-Right Terrorism in America

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 beyondโ€”a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...

05.08.2025 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 114    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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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...

14.04.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
GOD, GUNS, AND SEDITION
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GOD, GUNS, AND SEDITION Far-Right Terrorism in America media TANTOR MEDIA Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware

Two books everyone should read if you havenโ€™t are Autocracy Inc by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social and๐Ÿ‘‡ 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.

17.03.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 regimeโ€™s collapse disables a critical node in Iranโ€™s regional proxy network.

The Assad regimeโ€™s collapse disables a critical node in Iranโ€™s regional proxy network, writes @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social.

10.12.2024 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 regimeโ€™s collapse disables a critical node in Iranโ€™s regional proxy network.

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

10.12.2024 00:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 regimeโ€™s collapse disables a critical node in Iranโ€™s regional proxy network.

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...

09.12.2024 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

01.12.2024 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Treasury Sanctions Syrian Regime Prisons, Officials, and Syrian Armed Group WASHINGTON โ€“ Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasuryโ€™s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning eight Syrian prisons run by the Assad regimeโ€™s intelligence apparatus, which have been ...

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

01.12.2024 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

24.11.2024 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

Thatโ€™s not hate speech.

Opposing any part of this sentence is.

15.11.2024 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1195    ๐Ÿ” 194    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35
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...

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

23.11.2024 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"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

22.11.2024 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 6: God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware Coffee & Conflict ยท Episode

For the latest episode of my National Security Insitute podcast, โ€œCoffee & Conflictโ€, I welcomed @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social & @jacobware.bsky.social to discuss โ€œGod, Guns, & Seditionโ€ (@columbiaup.bsky.social) & the origin & future of far-right terrorism in America. open.spotify.com/episode/4R1Q...

21.11.2024 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

20.11.2024 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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American Hatred Goes Global How the United States became a leading exporter of white supremacist terrorism.

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...

18.11.2024 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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FBI arrests Houston man who allegedly wanted to commit a โ€˜9/11โ€™ 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 โ€œ9/11-styleโ€ attack in the United States.

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

16.11.2024 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Calls for โ€˜Jew Huntโ€™ Preceded Amsterdam Attacks AMSTERDAMโ€”Israeli financial adviser Ofek Ziv had just emerged from

More on Amsterdamโ€™s PREMEDITATED โ€œJew Huntโ€ Calls for โ€˜Jew Huntโ€™ Preceded Amsterdam Attacks tinyurl.com/28mazgnb

11.11.2024 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.

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

11.11.2024 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ep 181: Far-Right Terrorism in America with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware The International Risk Podcast ยท Episode

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

31.10.2024 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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.

"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...

30.10.2024 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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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, โ€œAre We Entering a New Era of Far-Right Terrorism?โ€ Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware discussed the rising frequency of extreme

โ€œOf course, many of the conspiracy theories that support far-right terrorist mobilization today are deeply entrenched, and it might take generations to unwind them.โ€

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

23.08.2024 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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American Hatred Goes Global How the United States became a leading exporter of white supremacist terrorism.

"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...

10.09.2024 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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A Uniquely Perilous Moment in U.S. Politics After the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, so-called โ€œaccelerationistsโ€ will look to spark a broader conflagration.

"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...

16.09.2024 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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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 โ€” and Jews around the world โ€” will emerge from this war.

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...

16.09.2024 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

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...

15.08.2024 13:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#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!

14.08.2024 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#1 on amazon audio books is what all authors long to see. Just released last month & read by a professional actor (not Jacobโ€ฌโฉ) 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

13.08.2024 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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.

02.07.2024 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Bad Will Political Violence in the U.S. Get? Civil war is unlikely, but other alarming scenarios are quite possible.

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 electionโ€”no matter which candidate wins. @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/28/c...

01.07.2024 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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