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The project brings together the Institute’s Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies and Proliferation and Nuclear Policy team 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.
Major achievements
- The Guide to Conducting a National Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment is recommended to jurisdictions conducting proliferation finance risk assessments.
- The RUSI Implementation Guide and Model Law was endorsed 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.
- Supporting governments, industry associations and the private sector globally to strengthen efforts to counter proliferation finance.
- Frequently presenting our research at international conferences and summits around the world.
Contacts
The Southern Stratagem: North Korean Proliferation Financing in Southern and Eastern Africa
Multimedia, 15 May 2020
North Korea adapts its proliferation financing activities to the particular opportunities available in each of the regions in which it operates. Sub-Saharan Africa has been no different.
Tags: Counter-Proliferation Finance, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Africa, Pacific
The Southern Stratagem: North Korean Proliferation Financing in Southern and Eastern Africa
Occasional Papers, 24 April 2020
Darya Dolzikova and Anagha Joshi
Southern and eastern Africa has been one of the regions targeted by North Korean proliferation financing activities. Measures to address vulnerabilities can reduce countries’ risk exposure to this threat.
Tags: Counter-Proliferation Finance, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Africa
Global Survey of Private Sector Reveals Significant Proliferation Finance and North Korea and Iran Sanctions Implementation Gaps
News, 6 February 2020
A RUSI and ACAMS survey of sanctions professionals from across the global financial industry reveals significant gaps in private sector knowledge on proliferation finance and capacity to address North Korea and Iran sanctions.
Tags: Counter-Proliferation Finance
Securing the Supply Chain: Implementing North Korea Sanctions Beyond Banking
RUSI Newsbrief, 24 May 2019
Emil Dall and Tom Keatinge
Ensuring the global supply chain is not abused by North Korea to evade international sanctions requires a systemic approach. The current response is failing, and the involvement of a far greater range of private sector actors is urgently needed.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions
Guide to Conducting a National Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment
Other Publications, 13 May 2019
Anagha Joshi, Emil Dall and Darya Dolzikova
Countering the financial flows available to state and non-state proliferators plays an important role in wider efforts to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Understanding proliferation financing risks improves jurisdictions' awareness of this illicit activity and strengthens their ability to respond. This guide offers information and guidance for conducting a proliferation...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, AML/CTF, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
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, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, TechnologyPages
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
The Southern Stratagem: North Korean Proliferation Financing in Southern and Eastern Africa
Multimedia, 15 May 2020North Korea adapts its proliferation financing activities to the particular opportunities available in each of the regions in which it operates. Sub-Saharan Africa has been no different.
Tags: Counter-Proliferation Finance, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Africa, Pacific
The Southern Stratagem: North Korean Proliferation Financing in Southern and Eastern Africa
Occasional Papers, 24 April 2020Darya Dolzikova and Anagha Joshi
Southern and eastern Africa has been one of the regions targeted by North Korean proliferation financing activities. Measures to address vulnerabilities can reduce countries’ risk exposure to this...
Counter-Proliferation Finance, Occasional Papers, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Africa
Securing the Supply Chain: Implementing North Korea Sanctions Beyond Banking
RUSI Newsbrief, 24 May 2019Emil Dall and Tom Keatinge
Ensuring the global supply chain is not abused by North Korea to evade international sanctions requires a systemic approach. The current response is failing, and the involvement of a far greater...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, RUSI Newsbrief, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions
Guide to Conducting a National Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment
Other Publications, 13 May 2019Anagha Joshi, Emil Dall and Darya Dolzikova
Countering the financial flows available to state and non-state proliferators plays an important role in wider efforts to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Understanding...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, AML/CTF, Other Publications, 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, 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
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The Origins of Economic Sanctions
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