Terrorism, Inc.
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Terrorism, Inc.

The Financing of Terrorism, Insurgency, and Irregular Warfare

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Terrorism, Inc.

The Financing of Terrorism, Insurgency, and Irregular Warfare

About this book

This in-depth, historical analysis of terrorism investigates the major funding streams of terrorists, insurgents, guerrillas, warlords, militias, and criminal organizations throughout the world as well as the efforts of the international community to thwart their efforts. Terrorist financing is an ongoing game of creating, concealing, and surreptitiously utilizing funds. This intriguing book considers every facet of guerrilla fundingā€”from how activities are financed, to what insurgents do with the revenue they generate, to the range of countermeasures in place for deterring their moneymaking activities. Case studies prompt an analysis of past government responses and inform recommendations for countering irregular warfare worldwide. Author Colin P. Clarke presents the business side of terrorism, taking a look at the cash-producing ventures he labels "gray activities" such as diaspora support, charities, fraudulent businesses, front companies, and money laundering as well as "dark activities" including kidnapping for ransom, robbery, smuggling, trafficking, and extortion. He considers the transnational efforts to stop terrorist activitiesā€”from wiretaps and electronic surveillance to financial sanctions and the freezing of funds and accountsā€”and points to the emergence of interagency task forces for detaining and destroying the operations of major criminal organizations across the globe.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1. Introduction
  9. 2. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA): ā€œThe Troublesā€ in Northern Ireland
  10. 3. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE): A Diversified Funding Portfolio
  11. 4. Hezbollah: Financing the Party of God
  12. 5. Hamas: Guns and Glory in Gaza
  13. 6. Afghan Taliban: From Strugglers to Smugglers
  14. 7. Al-Qaida: 9/11, Franchise Groups, and the Future after Bin Laden
  15. 8. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS): Building a Caliphate in the Levant
  16. 9. Conclusion
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index
  20. About the Author