Research Briefings
The latest research on counter-terrorism financing from our CTF experts
The Islamic State in Afghanistan: A Golden Opportunity for a ‘Golden Child’
In this research briefing titled “Islamic State in Afghanistan: A Golden Opportunity for a ‘Golden Child’”, Stephen Reimer outlines major trends in the financial tradecraft of ISKP, how the branch factors into broader Islamic State financial networks, and how the group looks after its own financial needs.
Financing Extreme Right-Wing Volunteers in Ukraine: Past Lessons for New Risks?
In his CRAAFT research briefing entitled “Financing Extreme Right-Wing Volunteers in Ukraine: Past Lessons for New Risks?”, Gonzalo Saiz outlines what is currently known about how extremist volunteers in Ukraine finance their travel and maintenance while in-theatre, contrasting this with the modus operandi of Islamist extremists who travelled to join the Islamic State. Looking to the coordinated CTF measurers applied against Islamic State travellers, he considers how similar tactics might be effectively applied in the Ukrainian context.