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by Olcay Yilmaz (Author)
This book investigates international organizations that are attempting to stop terrorist financing (TF) and attempts to determine what their role is and what contributions they are making in the struggle. The book attempts to determine what terrorism is, particularly how it is defined and classified. Next, the reasons why terrorist groups search for funding are investigated, as well as how the funds are obtained.
This study also investigates which international organizations have prioritized the fight against terrorism and TF, the methods they are employing, and the results of their efforts. Decisions and reports produced by international organizations which are involved in the struggle against TF, such as the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), the European Union (EU), the Council of Europe (CE), the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, the Wolfsberg Group of Banks, and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision are examined in detail.
A special focus is placed on the history, structure, working groups, organization, and efforts of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and FATF-Style Regional Bodies (FSRBs). All of the 40 Recommendations and nine Special Recommendations (IX SRs) set by the FATF Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) are examined, particularly their impact on TF.
To better understand the impact of the fight against TF by international organizations since 2001, the financing of two terrorist groups, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and Al-Qaeda, are analyzed. Through this analysis, solutions to controversy over international organizations' efficiency become clear.
