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Posts tagged with ‘Financing’

  • Sep102025

    State of the Art: Unpacking the FATF’s Terrorist Financing Threat Assessment 

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    On 8 July 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the global standard setter for countering the financing of…

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  • Sep052025

    Beyond Hawala: Emerging Online Financing Trends Among South Asian Violent Extremist Groups in 2025

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    Throughout 2025, we have witnessed the rapid evolution of fundraising tactics used by violent extremist groups across South Asia. Despite…

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  • Aug292025

    Pixelated Profits: Terrorist Financing Through In-Game Economies in Indonesia

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    Indonesia’s massive gaming market, led by Mobile Legends, Free Fire, and PUBG Mobile, generates billions and functions as a digital…

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  • Jul212025

    Hezbollah’s Latin American Networks: Stablecoins, Smuggling, and Sanctions Evasion

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    In early 2024, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) sanctioned a Syria-based hawala operator, Tawfiq Muhammad Said…

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  • Jun102025

    Mapping the Money Trail: The Evolution of Terrorist Financing Networks in Indonesia

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    Introduction  Terrorist exploitation of digital financing is a technological, regulatory, and enforcement problem everywhere extremists operate – all over the…

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  • May302025

    Inside Boko Haram’s Wallet: Digital Pathways to Terrorist Financing in Nigeria

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    Introduction Over the past two-plus decades, the intersection of terrorism and modern technology has significantly transformed Africa’s security landscape, enabling…

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  • May142025

    Cash Flow: Breaking Down the Houthis’ Multibillion-Dollar Financial Networks

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    Introduction Yemen-based Ansar Allah, widely known as the Houthis, continues to have a profound impact on global security. The group’s…

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  • Apr292025

    Mali’s Environmental Crisis: The Link Between Climate Change and JNIM’s Rapid Expansion

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    Introduction Mali has been in a climate crisis for over half a century, experiencing at least 40 climate-related shocks between 1970…

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  • Apr232025

    The Virtual Connection: Illicit Natural Resource Trade, Cryptocurrency, and Extremist Financing

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    Introduction The illicit extraction and trade of natural resources is a growing issue that afflicts many biodiverse regions across the…

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  • Mar242025

    Cryptocurrency and Extremism: How Social Network Analysis is Used to Track Extremist Cryptocurrency Donations

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    Introduction Among the digital tools emerging in today’s decentralised financial framework, cryptocurrency has been especially attractive for extremist fundraising by…

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