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TERRORISM & COUNTER-TERRORISM - FINANCIAL ASPECTS

Terrorism, its nature and sources
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Blacklisting Terrorism Supporters in Kuwait
David Pollock and Michael Jacobson. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 25 January 2008.

Grading U.S. Performance against Terrorism Financing
Michael Jacobson. Policy Watch #1280. Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 05 September 2007.

Terrorism and the World Economy
Alberto Abadie and Javier Gardeazabal. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, August 2007 (.pdf file).

Combating Terrorist Financing in Europe: Gradual Progress
Michael Jacobson. Policy Watch #1213. Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 26 March 2007.

Economically Targeted Terrorism: A Review of the Literature and a Framework for Considering Defensive Approaches
Brian A. Jackson, Lloyd Dixon and Victoria A. Greenfield. RAND, 05 March 2007 (.pdf file).

Financing Terror
Dean T. Olson. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, February 2007. Posted on the Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base website (.pdf file).

The War on Terrorism: The Financial Front
David D. Aufhauser, et. al. Council on Foreign Relations, 10 January 2007.

Countering Terrorist Financing: Lessons from Europe
Michael Jonsson and Svante Cornell. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Winter/Spring 2007 (.pdf file).

Substantiating the Nexus Between Diaspora Groups and the Financing of Terrorism
Michel Hess. Center for Security Studies ETH Zurich, 05 May 2006.

Counter-Terrorism Financing Foreign Training and Assistance: Progress since 9/11
Hearing before Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, 06 April 2006.

A Current Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Threats and Countermeasures
Hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, 04 April 2006.

The Mirage of Terrorist Financing: The Case of Islamic Charities
Robert Looney. Strategic Insights, March 2006 (.pdf file).

Terrorism Financing and Financial System Vulnerabilities: Issues and Challenges
Canadian Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, March 2006 (.pdf file).

Tangled Webs: Terrorist and Organized Crime Groups
Hayder Mili. The Jamestown Foundation, 12 January 2006.

Anti-Terrorist Finance in the United Kingdom and United States
Laura K. Donohue. Michigan Journal of International Law, Winter 2006 (.pdf file).

Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Middle East and South Asia
E. Anthony Wayne. Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 13 July 2005.

Update on the Global Campaign Against Terrorist Financing
Maurice R. Greenberg, et. al. Council on Foreign Relations, 15 June 2005 (.pdf file).

A Comparative Assessment of Saudi Arabia with Other Countries of the Islamic World
Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, June 2004. Posted on the Council on Foreign Relations website (.pdf file).

Saudi Arabia: Terrorist Financing Issues
Alfred B. Prados and Christopher M. Blanchard. CRS Report for Congress, 01 March 2005 (.pdf file).

US and International Responses to Terrorist Financing
Anne L. Clunan. Strategic Insights, January 2005 (.pdf file).

Anti-Terror Strategy, the 9/11 Commission Report & Terrorism Financing: Implications for U.S. Policymakers
Raphael Perl. Strategic Insights, January 2005 (.pdf file).

Al Qaeda Finances and Funding to Affiliated Groups
Victor Comras. Strategic Insights, January 2005 (.pdf file).

Financing Terror: An Analysis and Simulation for Affecting Al Qaeda's Financial Infrastructure
Steve Kiser. RAND, 2005 (.pdf file).

Testimony on the Second Report of an Independent Task Force on Terrorist Financing
Mallory Factor. U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 15 June 2004. Posted on the Council on Foreign Relations web site.

Testimony on the Second Report of an Independent Task Force on Terrorist Financing
Lee S. Wolosky. U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 15 June 2004. Posted on the Council on Foreign Relations web site.

Update on the Global Campaign Against Terrorist Financing
Second Report of an Independent Task Force on Terrorist Financing sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, 15 June 2004.

Combating Terror Financing in America
Dennis Lormel. Policy Watch, 06 May 2004.

Combating Terrorism: Federal Agencies Face Continuing Challenges in Addressing Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering
Loren Yager and Richard M. Stana. Testimony before the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, U.S. Senate. GAO, 4 March 2004 (.pdf file).

Money and Terrorism
Loretta Napoleoni. Strategic Insights, April 2004. Center for Contemporary Conflict (.pdf file).

Investigations of Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering, and Other Financial Crimes
Hon. Thad Cochran and Hon. Robert C. Byrd. GAO, 20 February 2004 (.pdf file).

The Financial Front in the Global War on Terrorism
Captain Patrick D. Buckley and Colonel Michael J. Meese. In Russell Howard and Reid Sawyer, eds., Defeating Terrorism:  Shaping the New Security Environment. McGraw-Hill, 2004. Posted on the US Military Academy web site.

Funding Terrorism in Southeast Asia:  The Financial Network of Al Qaeda and Jemaah
Zachary Abuza. NBR Analysis, December 2003. National Bureau of Asian Research.

Terror - the fastest growing economy
Loretta Napoleoni. Guardian Unlimited, 3 November 2003.

Terrorist Financing:  US Agencies Should Systematically Assess Terrorists' Use of Alternative Financing Mechanisms
General Accounting Office, November 2003.

Freezing of Terrorist Assets:  International Best Practices
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 03 October 2003.

Shutting Down Terror-Financing in Southeast Asia
Ellen Bork. Project for the New American Century, 1 October 2003.

Combating the Abuse of Alternative Remittance Systems:  International Best Practices
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 20 August 2003.

The Forty Recommendations (2003)
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 20 June 2003.

Countering Terrorist Financing
Sina Lehmkuhler. Journal of Homeland Security, April 2003.

Terrorist Financing
Maurice R. Greenberg, William F.Wechsler, and Lee S.Wolosky. Report of an Independent Task Force, 14 November 2002.

Combating the Abuse of Non-profit Organisations:  International Best Practices
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 11 October 2002.

Guidance for Financial Institutions in Detecting Terrorist Financing
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 22 April 2002.

Terrorist Financing page:  action plans and supporting documents
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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