Terrorism & Extremism

Lawfare Daily: “I’m angry that I exist”: Nihilistic Violent Extremism with Seamus Hughes and Jacob Ware

Peter Beck, Seamus Hughes, Jacob Ware
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 7:00 AM
Discussing the FBI’s new NVE classification.
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Seamus Hughes, a senior research faculty member at the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center and a contributing editor at Lawfare, and Jacob Ware, the author of “God, Guns, and Sedition” and a recent Lawfare foreign policy essay on nihilistic violent extremism (NVE), join Lawfare Associate Editor Peter Beck to discuss the FBI’s new NVE classification, the online terror group 764, challenges counterterrorism professionals face with a younger set of aspiring terrorists, and more.

Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual violence and acts of violent extremism, including against children. Listener discretion is advised.

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Peter Beck

Peter Beck

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Peter Beck is an associate editor of Lawfare. He holds a B.A. in political science from Davidson College. Previously, he was a reporting fellow for Court Watch and worked in indigent defense offices in Charleston, South Carolina.
Seamus Hughes

Seamus Hughes

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Seamus Hughes is a senior research faculty member at the University of Nebraska at Omaha-based National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE).
Jacob Ware

Jacob Ware

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Jacob Ware is a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and an adjunct professor in Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
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