Book contents
- Terror Disrupted
- Terror Disrupted
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Why Does Terrorist Finance Matter?
- 2 Terrorist Finance, What Is It?
- 3 The Financing of the Radical Right – And Why Countering Isn’t Working
- 4 The Financing of ISIS and How It Was Countered – A Template for Success?
- 5 Intelligence and the Countering of Terrorist Financing
- 6 Terrorist Designations – An Inside Look at the United States Department of State’s Process to Sanction Terrorists
- 7 Countering State Sponsors of Terrorism
- 8 Multilateral Approaches to Countering Terrorist Access to Finance
- 9 The Role of the Private Sector in Countering Terrorist Financing and the Importance of Public–Private Partnerships
- 10 Cryptocurrency
- 11 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
8 - Multilateral Approaches to Countering Terrorist Access to Finance
A Look at the Roles Played by the Financial Action Task Force and the United Nations
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Book contents
- Terror Disrupted
- Terror Disrupted
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Why Does Terrorist Finance Matter?
- 2 Terrorist Finance, What Is It?
- 3 The Financing of the Radical Right – And Why Countering Isn’t Working
- 4 The Financing of ISIS and How It Was Countered – A Template for Success?
- 5 Intelligence and the Countering of Terrorist Financing
- 6 Terrorist Designations – An Inside Look at the United States Department of State’s Process to Sanction Terrorists
- 7 Countering State Sponsors of Terrorism
- 8 Multilateral Approaches to Countering Terrorist Access to Finance
- 9 The Role of the Private Sector in Countering Terrorist Financing and the Importance of Public–Private Partnerships
- 10 Cryptocurrency
- 11 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines the roles played by the FATF and the UN in countering terrorist access to finance. The chapter also notes the role played by the G-7 (G-8), OAS, and the ASEAN Regional Forum. Among the issues discussed in detail are sanctions, capacity building, and the importance of FATF’s recommendations that are a feature of government efforts to counter terrorist financing and money laundering.
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- Terror DisruptedCountering the Financing of Terrorism, pp. 140 - 166Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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