Suspicious Transaction Report Podcasts

From the team analysing the intersection of finance and security, tune into compelling conversations on the real-world impact of global illicit finance.



The STR: Suspicious Transaction Report podcast explores the financial dimensions of today’s leading transnational security challenges. Host Tom Keatinge and the team from the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI bring you unique insights on the challenges posed by illicit finance and practical analysis of the policy responses. They interview top thinkers and influential voices who unpack the complex world of money laundering, corruption, sanctions evasion and illicit flows, and explain how this shapes the evolving global security landscape, and what democracies and international institutions must do to stay ahead when it comes to the financial dimensions of the global threat outlook.

The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by RUSI employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of RUSI.


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Season 7

In Season Seven, as we count down to the CFS’s 10th anniversary conference, we consider the theme ‘The Future Of’, focusing on the future of sanctions in a fragmenting world amid the evolving dynamics of multilateralism. We’ll dive into a priority policy area with a new Taskforce on European Economic Security.

This season will also cover the launch of work on a public-private partnership to combat financial crime in Ukraine. We’ll shine a light on China’s underground banking and its global economic coercion, and keep pace with the ever-evolving world of fraud and money laundering as technology opens up, expanding avenues for both criminals and financial crime fighters. There'll be plenty to discuss, so do subscribe, download, listen and like!

Episode 5: The Economic War Against Russia
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Episode 4: Addressing Authoritarian Abuse of the FATF Standards
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Episode 3: A Conversation with Former FATF President Dr Marcus Pleyer
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Episode 2: Addressing the Axis of Upheaval
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Episode 1: Understanding China and Economic Coercion
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Season Seven Teaser: The STR Podcast is Back with a New Theme: ‘The Future Of’
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