Jacob Ware
@jacobware.bsky.social
Research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations studying terrorism and extremism. Opinions are my own and RT ≠ endorsement.
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Jacob Ware
@jacobware.bsky.social
· Aug 5
God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America
Far-Right Terrorism in America
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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-...
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-...
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Do we need new language to describe today’s mass violence? Writing in @lawfaremedia.org, Jacob Ware makes the case for “nihilistic violent extremism” as a better lens for attacks tied to incel culture, school shootings and other chaos-driven violence.
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A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
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December 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Do we need new language to describe today’s mass violence? Writing in @lawfaremedia.org, Jacob Ware makes the case for “nihilistic violent extremism” as a better lens for attacks tied to incel culture, school shootings and other chaos-driven violence.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pPrmZw
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pPrmZw
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@jacobware.bsky.social in @us.theconversation.com:
"Available data on military recruitment suggests U.S. gun violence may be largely to blame for the lack of interest in joining the military... Gun violence destroys youth tolerance for the violence that defines a career in the U.S. military."
"Available data on military recruitment suggests U.S. gun violence may be largely to blame for the lack of interest in joining the military... Gun violence destroys youth tolerance for the violence that defines a career in the U.S. military."
US Army’s image of power and flag-waving rings false to Gen Z weary of gun violence − and long-term recruitment numbers show it
Generations already suffering a shattered sense of safety from US gun violence do not see the military as a viable option, a terrorism scholar argues.
theconversation.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@jacobware.bsky.social in @us.theconversation.com:
"Available data on military recruitment suggests U.S. gun violence may be largely to blame for the lack of interest in joining the military... Gun violence destroys youth tolerance for the violence that defines a career in the U.S. military."
"Available data on military recruitment suggests U.S. gun violence may be largely to blame for the lack of interest in joining the military... Gun violence destroys youth tolerance for the violence that defines a career in the U.S. military."
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New piece! Laura K. Field provides an overview of her book, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, touching on the key themes, figures, and her approach. Check it out!
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
An Introductory Overview of Furious Minds illiberalism.org |
Laura K. Field provides an overview of her book, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right.
www.illiberalism.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New piece! Laura K. Field provides an overview of her book, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, touching on the key themes, figures, and her approach. Check it out!
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
The great @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social: “We’re only as good as the last terrorist attack that’s been prevented. Terrorists are consummate opportunists. When they see an opportunity to take advantage of a gap in security [...] they will act.” @clarkeatamerica.bsky.social
After Bondi Beach, how safe is America from Islamic State terror?
The ISIS rampage at Bondi Beach in Australia highlights a phenomenon well known to counterterrorism experts: The holiday season also represents a period of heightened threat from extremist groups like...
www.americamagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The great @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social: “We’re only as good as the last terrorist attack that’s been prevented. Terrorists are consummate opportunists. When they see an opportunity to take advantage of a gap in security [...] they will act.” @clarkeatamerica.bsky.social
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"What is certain is that prior terrorism classifications have been rendered obsolete by a fast-moving, freewheeling, and spectacularly cruel online community that glorifies violence and targets a broad spectrum of victims, including young children," writes @jacobware.bsky.social.
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"What is certain is that prior terrorism classifications have been rendered obsolete by a fast-moving, freewheeling, and spectacularly cruel online community that glorifies violence and targets a broad spectrum of victims, including young children," writes @jacobware.bsky.social.
Andrew Tate "was accused of rape and of having sex with and beating a 15-year-old. ... The brothers' release from Romania was the culmination of a yearslong effort by Andrew to forge alliances with Trump’s advisers and family members."
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Andrew Tate "was accused of rape and of having sex with and beating a 15-year-old. ... The brothers' release from Romania was the culmination of a yearslong effort by Andrew to forge alliances with Trump’s advisers and family members."
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Thx @jacobware.bsky.social. We are ending the year just as we started it; with violence. Nearly 400 mass shootings, and 100 school-related shootings.
And still 2 more weeks until 2026.
And still 2 more weeks until 2026.
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Thx @jacobware.bsky.social. We are ending the year just as we started it; with violence. Nearly 400 mass shootings, and 100 school-related shootings.
And still 2 more weeks until 2026.
And still 2 more weeks until 2026.
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This was an excellent episode. I listened twice. #idpol
A pleasure to join Lucas Webber on the @techvsterrorism.bsky.social podcast, discussing the five-alarm fire of counterterrorism today: youth radicalization.
Pathways to Violence: Understanding Youth Radicalisation - Tech Against Terrorism
Youth radicalisation is changing. Young people today are increasingly being drawn into extremist movements through online platforms, social networks, and gaming environments. But these pathways look v...
podcast.techagainstterrorism.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This was an excellent episode. I listened twice. #idpol
A pleasure to join Lucas Webber on the @techvsterrorism.bsky.social podcast, discussing the five-alarm fire of counterterrorism today: youth radicalization.
Pathways to Violence: Understanding Youth Radicalisation - Tech Against Terrorism
Youth radicalisation is changing. Young people today are increasingly being drawn into extremist movements through online platforms, social networks, and gaming environments. But these pathways look v...
podcast.techagainstterrorism.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A pleasure to join Lucas Webber on the @techvsterrorism.bsky.social podcast, discussing the five-alarm fire of counterterrorism today: youth radicalization.
A reminder of @donell-harvin.bsky.social's grim conclusion in @justsecurity.org as we approach the culmination of a violent year:
"In my assessment, we are no better at addressing terrorism threats 24 years after 9/11. In fact, I fear the worst is yet to come."
"In my assessment, we are no better at addressing terrorism threats 24 years after 9/11. In fact, I fear the worst is yet to come."
The United States Is Undoing Post-9/11 Security Architecture
Every year we utter the grim slogan “Never Forget,”, but this year, it seems that so many in this administration have forgotten.
www.justsecurity.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A reminder of @donell-harvin.bsky.social's grim conclusion in @justsecurity.org as we approach the culmination of a violent year:
"In my assessment, we are no better at addressing terrorism threats 24 years after 9/11. In fact, I fear the worst is yet to come."
"In my assessment, we are no better at addressing terrorism threats 24 years after 9/11. In fact, I fear the worst is yet to come."
A sign of the times. Foreign policy experts tell @cfr.org that "Growing political violence and popular unrest in the U.S., exacerbated by heightened political antagonism and domestic security deployments" is a "High Likelihood; High Impact" threat in 2026.
Conflicts to Watch in 2026 | Council on Foreign Relations
About the Preventive Priorities Survey For the past eighteen years, the Center for Preventive Action (CPA) has surveyed American foreign policy experts to assess the risk posed to U.S. national intere...
www.cfr.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A sign of the times. Foreign policy experts tell @cfr.org that "Growing political violence and popular unrest in the U.S., exacerbated by heightened political antagonism and domestic security deployments" is a "High Likelihood; High Impact" threat in 2026.
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The NVE label is a revolutionary approach to countering violent extremism likely to challenge analysts’ preexisting understanding of political violence and broaden the counterterrorism umbrella to include cases previously deemed nonideological. @lawfaremedia.org
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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“A Terrorism of Vengeance” by @jacobware.bsky.social
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“A Terrorism of Vengeance” by @jacobware.bsky.social
Reposted by Jacob Ware
"Prior terrorism classifications have been rendered obsolete by a fast-moving, freewheeling, and spectacularly cruel online community that glorifies violence and targets a broad spectrum of victims, including young children," argues @jacobware.bsky.social.
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"Prior terrorism classifications have been rendered obsolete by a fast-moving, freewheeling, and spectacularly cruel online community that glorifies violence and targets a broad spectrum of victims, including young children," argues @jacobware.bsky.social.
Seemingly the salient finding from a @washingtonpost.com deep-dive into Charlie Kirk's assassin, Tyler Robinson:
“I don’t know what he meant by it.”
“I don’t know what he meant by it.”
‘You see this news?’: What Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer told friends after the attack
A patchwork of social interactions and a trail of online posts provide a view into the life and beliefs of Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Seemingly the salient finding from a @washingtonpost.com deep-dive into Charlie Kirk's assassin, Tyler Robinson:
“I don’t know what he meant by it.”
“I don’t know what he meant by it.”
Awful attack in #Moscow encompassing youth radicalization, nihilistic violent extremism, globalized white supremacy, school targeting, and livestreaming. In other words, a jarring yet perfect encapsulation of modern far-right terrorism.
10-Year-Old Killed in Russia School Stabbing
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Awful attack in #Moscow encompassing youth radicalization, nihilistic violent extremism, globalized white supremacy, school targeting, and livestreaming. In other words, a jarring yet perfect encapsulation of modern far-right terrorism.
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Nihilism and the new shooters:
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Jacob Ware -- Lawfare / Brookings
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Jacob Ware -- Lawfare / Brookings
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Nihilism and the new shooters:
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Jacob Ware -- Lawfare / Brookings
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Jacob Ware -- Lawfare / Brookings
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
Reposted by Jacob Ware
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
My latest in @lawfaremedia.org: Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVE) closely resemble two other forms of mass violence that have evaded simple characterization: incels and school shooters. Ambitious efforts to better classify such violence should be applauded. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
The NVE label is a revolutionary approach to countering violent extremism likely to challenge analysts’ preexisting understanding of political violence and broaden the counterterrorism umbrella to include cases previously deemed nonideological. @lawfaremedia.org
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The NVE label is a revolutionary approach to countering violent extremism likely to challenge analysts’ preexisting understanding of political violence and broaden the counterterrorism umbrella to include cases previously deemed nonideological. @lawfaremedia.org
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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...
December 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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...
Reposted by Jacob Ware
My latest in @lawfaremedia.org: Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVE) closely resemble two other forms of mass violence that have evaded simple characterization: incels and school shooters. Ambitious efforts to better classify such violence should be applauded. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My latest in @lawfaremedia.org: Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVE) closely resemble two other forms of mass violence that have evaded simple characterization: incels and school shooters. Ambitious efforts to better classify such violence should be applauded. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
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I’m glad people are studying this with the intention of getting to the root causes with better understanding of the problem. That said my heart and soul bleeds reading the data collected to form the research needed.
Disturbing, infuriating and informative.
Disturbing, infuriating and informative.
My latest in @lawfaremedia.org: Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVE) closely resemble two other forms of mass violence that have evaded simple characterization: incels and school shooters. Ambitious efforts to better classify such violence should be applauded. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I’m glad people are studying this with the intention of getting to the root causes with better understanding of the problem. That said my heart and soul bleeds reading the data collected to form the research needed.
Disturbing, infuriating and informative.
Disturbing, infuriating and informative.
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THIS is becoming more and more the obvious profile for school and mass shooters.
These people follow nothing.
No ideology.
They literally hate everyone, and would rather the world burn to the ground.
These people follow nothing.
No ideology.
They literally hate everyone, and would rather the world burn to the ground.
My latest in @lawfaremedia.org: Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVE) closely resemble two other forms of mass violence that have evaded simple characterization: incels and school shooters. Ambitious efforts to better classify such violence should be applauded. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
THIS is becoming more and more the obvious profile for school and mass shooters.
These people follow nothing.
No ideology.
They literally hate everyone, and would rather the world burn to the ground.
These people follow nothing.
No ideology.
They literally hate everyone, and would rather the world burn to the ground.
NEW in @lawfaremedia.org: A Terrorism of Vengeance: Nihilistic Violent Extremism, Incels, and School Shooterism
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
NEW in @lawfaremedia.org: A Terrorism of Vengeance: Nihilistic Violent Extremism, Incels, and School Shooterism
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We've discussed the harms of NVE groups such as 764/COM etc many times now. We continue to post articles about this because it's absolutely something that parents/teachers/guardians need to be aware of, and to have that talk with the younger people in their lives and keep them safe.
My latest in @lawfaremedia.org: Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVE) closely resemble two other forms of mass violence that have evaded simple characterization: incels and school shooters. Ambitious efforts to better classify such violence should be applauded. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We've discussed the harms of NVE groups such as 764/COM etc many times now. We continue to post articles about this because it's absolutely something that parents/teachers/guardians need to be aware of, and to have that talk with the younger people in their lives and keep them safe.