

Alexandria Reid is a Research Fellow in the Organised Crime and Policing team at RUSI. Her research covers a range of topics related to... read more
Tom Keatinge is the Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI, where his research focuses on matters at... read more
Anton Moiseienko
A ruling by the International Court of Justice is good for the global fight against corruption, and bad news for those seeking refuge under claims of diplomatic immunity.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, France, Law and Ethics, AfricaTom Keatinge
As President-elect Joe Biden commits to tackling illicit finance, Boris Johnson’s lack of leadership on the matter risks being embarrassingly revealed.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, United States, AML/CTF, UK, Global Security IssuesDarya Dolzikova and Emil Dall
The Financial Action Task Force now requires countries to assess proliferation financing risk, a welcome step in global efforts to counter sanctions evasion by actors such as North Korea. However, the narrow scope of the new requirement may reduce its effectiveness.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyAnton Moiseienko
A ruling by the International Court of Justice is good for the global fight against corruption, and bad news for those seeking refuge under claims of diplomatic immunity.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, France, Law and Ethics, AfricaTom Keatinge
As President-elect Joe Biden commits to tackling illicit finance, Boris Johnson’s lack of leadership on the matter risks being embarrassingly revealed.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, United States, AML/CTF, UK, Global Security IssuesDarya Dolzikova and Emil Dall
The Financial Action Task Force now requires countries to assess proliferation financing risk, a welcome step in global efforts to counter sanctions evasion by actors such as North Korea. However, the narrow scope of the new requirement may reduce its effectiveness.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyTom Keatinge
The UK has lost its global leadership of the fight against illicit finance. The Johnson government must get the UK back on track.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, RUSI Newsbrief, UKStephen Reimer
Media claims got it wrong when they reported that the 1267 sanctions committee of the UN Security Council had authorised the unfreezing of bank accounts belonging to several high-profile Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. But the story reveals how humanitarian exemptions to UN asset freezes lack transparency and effectiveness in countering terrorism financing.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Pakistan, United Nations, AML/CTF, RUSI NewsbriefAlexandria Reid and Tom Keatinge
Based on a recent exercise in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, this Newsbrief explores the value of revisiting historic wildlife cases from a financial perspective.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, RUSI Newsbrief, Organised CrimeOrganised Crime
RUSI analysts look ahead at the issues affecting defence and security in 2015.
Aerospace, Global Security Issues, Intelligence, Organised Crime, Terrorism, UK DefenceThe latest KPMG study commissioned by RUSI reveals that almost 45 billion illicit cigarettes were consumed in Europe in 2017, despite a 7.4% decline on 2016 figures. This equates to €10 billion in...
Illicit Trade, Organised Crime, Terrorism and Conflict, Organised Crime, EuropeRUSI is launching a new research and training programme focussed on disrupting the illicit funds earned from the illegal wildlife trade in East and Southern Africa, with a focus on Malawi, Zambia and...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Illicit Trade, Organised Crime, Terrorism and Conflict, Organised CrimeRUSI has been commissioned by KPMG to undertake qualitative analysis on illicit trade within the region.
Illicit Trade, Terrorism and Conflict, Organised CrimeA roundtable discussion held on 9 December 2020 marked the first collaborative event between RUSI and NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence (NSPCOE) (Vicenza, Italy), which focused on ‘lessons...
Tags: Organised Crime and Policing, NATOA webinar with Professor Nicholas Ryder
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security StudiesIf it’s Trump or if it’s Biden, the US sanctions strategy is sure to be impacted by the upcoming election. How will the results affect Washington’s current favoured foreign policy tool?
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
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