Terrorism Financing and State Responses: A Comparative Perspective
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Introduction -- PART I: THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE RESPONSE -- 1. The Political Economy of Terrorism Financing -- 2. Terrorism Financing Mechanisms and Policy Dilemmas -- 3. Organized Crime and Terrorism -- 4. Terrorist Organizations' Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies: A Rational Choice Perspective -- 5. Warning Indicators and Terrorist Finances -- PART II: CASE STUDIES OF TERRORISM FINANCING AND STATE RESPONSES -- 6. Financing Afghan Terrorism: Thugs, Drugs, and Creative Movements of Money -- 7. Al Qaeda Finances and Funding to Affiliated Groups -- 8. Hezbollah Finances: Funding the Party of God -- 9. Arab Government Responses to the Threat of Terrorist Financing -- 10. Terrorism Financing in Europe -- 11. Terrorist Financing and Government Responses in East Africa -- 12. Terrorist Financing and Government Responses in Southeast Asia -- 13. Terrorist Financing and the Tri-Border Area of South America: The Challenge of Effective Governmental Response in a Permissive Environment -- 14. Anti-Terror Strategy, The 9/11 Commission Report, and Terrorism Financing: Implications for U.S. Policy Makers -- 15. U.S. and International Responses to Terrorist Financing -- 16. Terrorist Financing: Explaining Government Responses -- Notes -- Index