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The Role of Financial Technologies in US-Based ISIS Terror Plots

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Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Volume: 45, Pages: 1 - 26

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/1057610x.2022.2133345

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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 li...

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Published in: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
ISSN: 1057-610X 1521-0731
Published: Informa UK Limited 2022
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