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The project brings together the Institute’s Proliferation and Nuclear Policy team and Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies in order to identify challenges to national and international obligations to counter proliferation finance and propose practical solutions to effectively implement sanctions.
Proliferation financing has emerged as a matter of growing concern over the past decade. As a result, a number of tools have been designed to disrupt the underlying financial services that enable proliferators and their facilitators to procure, ship, and receive illicit goods. Their effectiveness, however, hinges on close cooperation between government stakeholders and the private sector.
Through its activities, the Countering Proliferation Finance project at RUSI seeks to both facilitate such cooperation and advance collective thinking in this area.
RUSI has produced a number of landmark publications on proliferation finance with relevance for both financial institutions and government stakeholders.
Recent work
- The RUSI Implementation Guide and Model Law was supported by the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering, a regional body of 41 Member States in the Asia-Pacific region, and our collaboration with the APG is ongoing.
- Conducted workshops and works closely with governments, industry associations and the private sector in Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia to strengthen efforts to counter proliferation finance.
- Frequently presents our research at international conferences and summits around the world, including the 2017 FATF-TREIN/APG Joint Typologies Workshop and the WorldECR Export Controls and Sanctions Forum.
Contacts
Closing the Crypto Gap: Guidance for Countering North Korean Cryptocurrency Activity in Southeast Asia
Occasional Papers, 14 April 2019
David Carlisle and Kayla Izenman
This paper reveals how North Korea can exploit cryptocurrency, particularly in Southeast Asia, to circumvent international sanctions. It sets out practical guidance for countries in the region to ensure resiliency against the risk of North Korean cryptocurrency activity.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, Cyber, AML/CTF, North Korea, Sanctions, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Technology
Countering Proliferation Finance: Model Law Second Edition
Other Publications, 2 October 2018
Anagha Joshi
This is the updated version of the model law from the previous guidance paper produced by RUSI on countering proliferation finance. It aims to assist governments seeking to strengthen their legal and institutional frameworks to counter proliferation finance.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, United Nations, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Underwriting Proliferation: Sanctions Evasion, Proliferation Finance and the Insurance Industry
Occasional Papers, 9 July 2018
Emil Dall and Tom Keatinge
This paper seeks to establish the baseline for a discussion on proliferation finance in the (re)insurance sector. The insurance industry can play a vital role in contributing to the successful implementation of international sanctions and wider counter proliferation efforts against North Korea.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, United Nations, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Flagging down North Korea on the High Seas
Commentary, 29 March 2018
Sara Perlangeli
The tight economic noose around North Korea is being weakened by the regime’s use of flags of convenience by sanctions-evading ships.
Tags: Counter-Proliferation Finance, United Nations, Japan, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Countering Proliferation Finance: Implementation Guide and Model Law for Governments
Other Publications, 21 July 2017
Andrea Berger and Anagha Joshi
This is the second of two guidance papers produced by RUSI on countering proliferation finance. It aims to assist governments seeking to strengthen their legal and institutional frameworks to counter proliferation finance.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, United Nations, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
RUSI Secures Further Grant to Research Counter Proliferation Financing
News, 18 July 2017
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has generously extended its funding of a RUSI research project examining the countering of proliferation financing. The grant will allow RUSI to undertake further study of the financial activities of proliferators such as North Korea, and how best to counter this activity.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, AML/CTF, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyPages
Flagging down North Korea on the High Seas
Commentary, 29 March 2018Sara Perlangeli
The tight economic noose around North Korea is being weakened by the regime’s use of flags of convenience by sanctions-evading ships.
Counter-Proliferation Finance, United Nations, Japan, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Closing the Crypto Gap: Guidance for Countering North Korean Cryptocurrency Activity in Southeast Asia
Occasional Papers, 14 April 2019David Carlisle and Kayla Izenman
This paper reveals how North Korea can exploit cryptocurrency, particularly in Southeast Asia, to circumvent international sanctions. It sets out practical guidance for countries in the region to...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, Cyber, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers, North Korea, Sanctions, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Technology
Countering Proliferation Finance: Model Law Second Edition
Other Publications, 2 October 2018Anagha Joshi
This is the updated version of the model law from the previous guidance paper produced by RUSI on countering proliferation finance. It aims to assist governments seeking to strengthen their legal and...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, United Nations, Other Publications, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Underwriting Proliferation: Sanctions Evasion, Proliferation Finance and the Insurance Industry
Occasional Papers, 9 July 2018Emil Dall and Tom Keatinge
This paper seeks to establish the baseline for a discussion on proliferation finance in the (re)insurance sector. The insurance industry can play a vital role in contributing to the successful...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, United Nations, Occasional Papers, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Countering Proliferation Finance: Implementation Guide and Model Law for Governments
Other Publications, 21 July 2017Andrea Berger and Anagha Joshi
This is the second of two guidance papers produced by RUSI on countering proliferation finance. It aims to assist governments seeking to strengthen their legal and institutional frameworks to counter...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, United Nations, North Korea, Other Publications, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Countering Proliferation Finance: An Introductory Guide for Financial Institutions
Other Publications, 19 April 2017Emil Dall, Tom Keatinge and Andrea Berger
This Guidance Paper is the first of two to be produced by RUSI on countering proliferation finance. It is aimed at financial institutions that have carried out little or no concerted thinking on...
Counter-Proliferation Finance, Other Publications, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
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