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The Role of Financial Technologies in US-Based ISIS Terror Plots
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Volume: 45, Pages: 1 - 26
Swansea University Author:
Joe Whittaker
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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/1057610x.2022.2133345
Abstract
This study explores how terrorists use financial technologies in their plots. Using a database of 231 US-based Islamic State actors, it analyses how they move money and make purchases, as well as whether the use of technology affects success. Fundamentally, terrorists opt for simplicity; there is li...
| Published in: | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism |
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| ISSN: | 1057-610X 1521-0731 |
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Informa UK Limited
2022
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61418 |
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This study explores how terrorists use financial technologies in their plots. Using a database of 231 US-based Islamic State actors, it analyses how they move money and make purchases, as well as whether the use of technology affects success. Fundamentally, terrorists opt for simplicity; there is little evidence that sophisticated financial technologies are being exploited. Terrorists tend to use the Internet in two ways: to make purchases and to coordinate transactions. Transactions via Money Service Businesses are more likely to be part of successful plots. Finally, the paper discusses factors which explain this simplicity as well as discussing whether this may change moving forward. |
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| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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This work was supported by the Swansea University’s Paid Internship Network (SPIN). |
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26 |