7. Al Qaeda Finances and Funding to Affiliated Groups

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. About the Editors and Contributors xi
5. Introduction 1
6. PART I: THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE RESPONSE
7. 1. The Political Economy of Terrorism Financing 7
8. 2. Terrorism Financing Mechanisms and Policy Dilemmas 21
9. 3. Organized Crime and Terrorism 39
10. 4. Terrorist Organizations' Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies: A Rational Choice Perspective 56
11. 5. Warning Indicators and Terrorist Finances 72
12. PART II: CASE STUDIES OF TERRORISM FINANCING AND STATE RESPONSES
13. 6. Financing Afghan Terrorism: Thugs, Drugs, and Creative Movements of Money 93
14. 7. Al Qaeda Finances and Funding to Affiliated Groups 115
15. 8. Hezbollah Finances: Funding the Party of God 134
16. 9. Arab Government Responses to the Threat of Terrorist Financing 152
17. 10. Terrorism Financing in Europe 171
18. 11. Terrorist Financing and Government Responses in East Africa 185
19. 12. Terrorist Financing and Government Responses in Southeast Asia 203
20. 13. Terrorist Financing and the Tri-Border Area of South America: The Challenge of Effective Governmental Response in a Permissive Environment 231
21. 14. Anti-Terror Strategy, The 9/11 Commission Report, and Terrorism Financing: Implications for U.S. Policy Makers 247
22. 15. U.S. and International Responses to Terrorist Financing 260
23. 16. Terrorist Financing: Explaining Government Responses 282
24. Notes 297
25. Index 357