Out with the old and…in with the old? A critical review of the financial war on terrorism on the Islamic state of Iraq and Levant

Ryder, Nicholas

Abstract

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The aim of this article is to critically consider the effectiveness of the “Financial War on Terrorism” on the funding streams of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The article begins by identifying that the origins of the “Financial War on Terrorism” can be found in the international efforts to tackle money laundering. It then moves on to consider if the “Financial War on Terrorism” is able to tackle the funding streams of ISIL. The article concludes that the “Financial War on Terrorism” is no longer fit for the purpose to tackle the funding streams of ISIL.

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Mar 7, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jan 12, 2017
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: Mar 8, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 12, 2018
• Journal: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
• Print ISSN: 1057-610X
• Electronic ISSN: 1521-0731
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 79-95
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2016.1249780
• Keywords: terrorism, terrorist financing, Islamic state of Iraq and Levant
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/875802
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2016.1249780
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism on 12 January 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1057610X.2016.1249780
• Contract Date: Mar 8, 2016