Episode 53: How Domestic Terrorism Hurts America and the World

During the Global War on Terror after 9/11, the United States frequently criticized other states for exporting extremism. In recent years, however, it is the US that has seen an expansion of far-right extremism spread within its country. As some American allies have designated groups within the United States as terrorist organizations, US-based far-right groups have continued to export their ideologies and strategies for violence abroad. Guest Bruce Hoffman details the far-right ideologies that drive these groups and describes their connections with jihadist terrorist organizations. Dr. Hoffman also provides recommendations on how to prevent the spread of violent far-right terrorist organizations.

About the Guest

Professor Bruce Hoffman has been studying terrorism and insurgency for nearly five decades. He is a tenured professor at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service where he has been Director of the Center for Security Studies (2010-2017), Director of the Security Studies Program (2010-2017), and Director of the Center for Jewish Civilization (2020-2023). His latest book God, Guns and Sedition: Far Right Terrorism in America will be published by Columbia University Press in January 2024.

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