Abstract
Terrorist financing and resourcing is an essential mechanism through which counterterrorism practitioners, policy makers, regulators and academics can assess the strength of a terrorist group and its network. In this subject, you will explore the murky underworld of terrorist finance and resourcing, and investigate the mechanisms through which terrorist networks … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
Terrorist operational funding and organisational structuresState sponsorship in the cold warDiversification, privatisation, and globalisation in terrorist financing and resourcingTransnational organised crime and narco-terrorismRegional focus: Afghanistan and ColombiaStrategic responses to terrorist financing and resourcing
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of terrorist financing and resourcing practices with reference to subnational organisations, networks, and operations, to assess existing strategic responses;
2.
be able to critically analyse terrorist financing and resourcing at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels in order to identify patterns and mechanisms;
3.
be able to select appropriate research methods to provide empirically-based assessments of current and emerging financing threats in various terrorism and security contexts;
4.
be able to demonstrate leadership through rigorously and objectively analysing terrorist financing and resourcing, in order to inform and influence professional practice; and,
5.
be able to clearly communicate complex counter terrorism policies, practices and approaches to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Assumed knowledge
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