Terrorist financing / William Vlcek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vlcek, William, 1960- author.

Series:

Finance matters (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Finance.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Finance--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

A clear and rigorous survey of terrorist financing and the international efforts to combat it suitable for a range of courses in international relations, politics and global political economy.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

Acronyms and abbreviations

1 Foundations and origins

Definitions

What is money?

An international definition of terrorist financing

Foundations of the international regime: the FATF

The book's structure

2 Terrorist financing in the twentieth century

The usual story: state-sponsored terrorism

The European experience

Northern Ireland

The FARC experience

Al Qaida in East Africa and the initial discussion of terrorist financing at the FATF

3 In the aftermath of 9/11

The US response and the USA PATRIOT Act

The European Union's parallel response

FATF response: Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing

Spreading the net: hawala and charities

North Atlantic controversy: SWIFT and the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme

4 Collective action against terrorist financing

Sanctions at the UN: from comprehensive to targeted

Introducing targeted sanctions for counterterrorism

Full Court Press against UN sanctions

Continuing evolution of targeted sanctions for CFT

Organizing the UN to counter terrorism

5 Making CFT global

Informal economies and migrant remittances

RBA, CDD and financial inclusion

Safe financial systems and derisking

Charities and other non-profit organizations

FATF Recommendations: implementation and enforcement

6 Dealing with new payment technologies

Payment system structures

Mobile phones and mobile money

Internet-based payment systems

Virtual assets

Is the future cashless?

7 The financing of Islamic State

The origins and starting capital of Islamic State

Fundraising like a state

Fundraising like an insurgent group

The continuing threat of Islamic State.

8 Reflections on combatting terrorist financing

The role of money for CFT

The question of efficacy

Mitigating unintended consequences

The future for interdicting terrorist finance

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781788215305

1788215303