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Terror Financing, Guilt by Association and the Paradigm of Prevention in the ‘War on Terror’ [PDF]

, 2008
Material support has become the watchword of the post-9/11 era. Material support to groups that have been designated as terrorist has been the U.S. government\u27s favorite charge in post-9/11 terrorism prosecutions.
Cole, David
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Terrorist financing via the banking sector

Crime, law and social change
Islamist terrorism poses a significant threat to global security. Current prevention measures focus largely on combating terrorist financing in order to hinder terrorist organizations’ ability to pay their fighters and orchestrate attacks, with the aim ...
F. Teichmann, Marie-Christin Falker
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Scheduling Bodyguards

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Security agencies around the world use bodyguards to protect government officials and public figures. In this paper, we consider a two‐person zero‐sum game between a defender who allocates such bodyguards to protect several targets and an attacker who chooses one target to attack.
Loe Schlicher, Kyle Y. Lin, Moshe Kress
wiley   +1 more source

EU Directives and the state policy of the Republic of Lithuania on the harmonization of mechanisms for counteracting money laundering (in the context of the russian-Ukrainian war)

Економіка, управління та адміністрування
The article offers an analysis of the specifics of the response of Lithuanian state bodies to challenges related to threats common to the entire EU, primarily in the context of modern war and the financing of russia as a terrorist state through money ...
O.V. Vengerskyi
doaj   +1 more source

The EU Directive in combating terrorism and the criminalization of travelling: ajustified exception to the free movement of persons? [PDF]

, 2017
Over the past few years, the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters has deeply influenced criminal law. The United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union have called upon States to criminalise certain ...
Sánchez Frías, Alejandro
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The other War on Terror revealed: global governmentality and the Financial Action Task Force's campaign against terrorist financing [PDF]

, 2008
. Despite initial fanfare surrounding its launch in the White House Rose Garden, the War on Terrorist Finances (WOTF) has thus far languished as a sideshow, in the shadows of military campaigns against terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq. This neglect is
Heng, Yee-Kuang, McDonagh, Kenneth
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Terrorist Threats on the Economic System and Combating Financing Terrorist Organizations

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, 2019
The complexity of the current economic development environment in Europe, as a result of the extremist-terrorist phenomenon, coupled with the accentuation of the economic and technological differences among the world’s states, has generated and continues
G. Manea, C. Păun
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infrastructure and the Path to Sustainability: How Governance Shapes Development Outcomes in Africa

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infrastructure development, as an SDGs objective, foster inclusive growth by improving access to transport, energy, and digital systems, enhancing productivity, connectivity, resilience, and sustainability while reducing inequalities and supporting environmental goals. This study examines the impact of infrastructure development on sustainable
Germain Stephane Ketchoua, Sodiq Arogundade, Santos Bila, Nomsa Phindile Nkosi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concentration of Political Power and Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries: Evidence Using the Quantile Regression Method

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of constitutional power concentration on adaptation to climate change in 113 countries observed between 1995 and 2023 using the quantile regression method. The results reveal that the concentration of constitutional power hinders countries' adaptation to climate change through inequalities ...
Simplice A. Asongu, Cherif Abdramane
wiley   +1 more source

Losing the War Against Dirty Money: Rethinking Global Standards on Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing [PDF]

, 2011
Following a brief overview in Part I.A of the overall system to prevent money laundering, Part I.B describes the role of the private sector, which is to identify customers, create a profile of their legitimate activities, keep detailed records of clients
Gordon, Richard K.
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