Combating terrorist financing in the first decade of the twenty-first century

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the strategic intelligence oversights with regards to the funding of terrorism.Design methodology approach - The paper considers the modus operandi of terrorist financing, and how and how speedily or otherwise they were identified, and the intern...

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Published in:Journal of money laundering control 2012, Vol.15 (1), p.38-57
Main Authors: Ridley, Nicholas, Alexander, Dean C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Biological & chemical weapons
Conventions
Counterterrorism
Decades
Financial institutions
Fund raising
Law enforcement
Legislation
Money laundering
Pipelines
September 11 terrorist attacks-2001
Terrorism
Terrorism financing
Welfare fraud
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the strategic intelligence oversights with regards to the funding of terrorism.Design methodology approach - The paper considers the modus operandi of terrorist financing, and how and how speedily or otherwise they were identified, and the international and national anti-terrorist financing measure implemented post 9 11.Findings - The paper concludes that there were (and still are) strategic oversights, delays and distractions by government law enforcement and financial regulatory agencies in combating terrorist financing.Practical implications - The paper suggests there should be more proactive exchange of intelligence by law enforcement and financial regulatory agencies in combating financing of terrorism.Originality value - The added value is lessons learned in international efforts against financing of terrorism.
ISSN:1368-5201
1758-7808
DOI:10.1108/13685201211194727