Countering the Financing of Terrorism

This book provides a much-needed analysis of the widely discussed, yet poorly understood subject of the financing of terrorism. At present, no single source provides such a comprehensive overview of the finance behind terrorism, covering both its methods and regulation. While a number of sensational and poorly documented books have been published on terrorism with sections devoted to terrorist financing, this is the first high-level scholarly, analytically sophisticated overview of terrorist financing. It brings together prominent experts and scholars with practitioners to provide a critical assessment of the international effort to date in restricting terrorist financing, to evaluate the costs and benefits of this important initiative, and to offer recommendations for more effective policies to curb the financing of terrorism. This is essential reading for all students with a particular interest in terrorism and of politics and international relations in general.