Draining the Ocean to Catch one Type of Fish: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Global Counter-Terrorism Financing Regime

<p><span><em>Recognising that the rest of this issue looks in greater detail at how terrorists move money, this article will begin with just a brief review of one of the most resilient methods of fundraising for Jihad that we believe is not well understood – ‘Ta...

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Main Authors:	Aimen Dean, Edwina Thompson, Tom Keatinge
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Massachusetts Lowell 2013-08-01
Series:	Perspectives on Terrorism
Subjects:	Terrorist Financing
Online Access:	http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/282

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title	Draining the Ocean to Catch one Type of Fish: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Global Counter-Terrorism Financing Regime
title_short	Draining the Ocean to Catch one Type of Fish: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Global Counter-Terrorism Financing Regime
title_full	Draining the Ocean to Catch one Type of Fish: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Global Counter-Terrorism Financing Regime
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publisher	University of Massachusetts Lowell
series	Perspectives on Terrorism
issn	2334-3745 2334-3745
publishDate	2013-08-01
description	<p><span><em>Recognising that the rest of this issue looks in greater detail at how terrorists move money, this article will begin with just a brief review of one of the most resilient methods of fundraising for Jihad that we believe is not well understood – ‘Tajheez al-Ghazi’ – as well as the use of fundraising auctions and the ‘justification’ of criminality.  It will then evaluate the international community’s response to the terrorist financing threat, and, in particular, review the interaction of the global CTF framework with fragile states and the impact on financial inclusion. The article concludes by recommending some improvements to a regime that has grown relatively unchecked over the past decade and which, some suggest, has tried to ‘catch one type of fish by draining the ocean’.</em></span></p>
topic	Terrorist Financing
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Draining the Ocean to Catch one Type of Fish: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Global Counter-Terrorism Financing Regime

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