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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, United Nations, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
The plaque outside the South Door of the Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall, London. Courtesy of Ministry of Defence.

Contractorisation of UK Defence: Developing a Defence-Wide Contractorisation Strategy and Improving Implementation

Occasional Papers, 21 June 2018

Jay Edwards

This paper endeavours to develop a high-level, defence-wide contractorisation strategy and define how implementation could be improved to underpin the Whole Force Approach.

Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management

The Personal Security of Individuals in British Public Life

Occasional Papers, 7 June 2018

Alexander Babuta and Alex Krasodomski-Jones

This paper examines the personal security of individuals in British public life, with specific focus on politicians and government employees.

Tags: National Security and Resilience Studies, Information
Upgraded military families' accommodation at Bulford. Crown copyright.

The Home Front: The Future Accommodation Model for the UK Armed Forces: Obligations and Choices for Service Personnel and Families

Occasional Papers, 31 May 2018

John Louth, Trevor Taylor, Lauren Twort and Gabriela Thompson

The accommodation options offerred to defence personnel and their families are central to Britain's defence policy.

Tags: Armed Forces, Civil–Military Relations, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Military Personnel, UK Defence

Understanding the Factors Contributing to Radicalisation Among Central Asian Labour Migrants in Russia

Occasional Papers, 26 April 2018

Mohammed S Elshimi with Raffaello Pantucci, Sarah Lain and Nadine L Salman

An in-depth study involving over 200 interviews sheds light on why some labour migrants in Russia become radicalised.

Tags: Tackling Extremism, National Security and Resilience Studies, International Security Studies, Terrorism

Known Unknowns: Plugging the UK’s Intelligence Gaps on Money Laundering Involving Professional Services Providers

Occasional Papers, 9 April 2018

Helena Wood, David Artingstall, Haylea Campbell and Anton Moiseienko

This paper examinines the structural, systemic and cultural issues in the UK’s anti-money-laundering regime as it relates to information and intelligence flows to and from the non-financial sectors of legal services, accountancy service providers, property and estate agencies, and trust and company service providers.

Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Organised Crime
HMS Artful (left) and HMS Audacious of the new Astute-class submarine under construction at BAE's site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Courtesy of the Royal Navy

A Defence Industrial Strategy for the UK

Occasional Papers, 6 April 2018

John Louth and Trevor Taylor

This paper seeks to build on the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) ‘Refreshing Defence Industrial Policy’ of December 2017 by generating eight points that would be key elements of a strategy to implement its intent.

Tags: Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management
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Money Service Businesses in the UK: Improving the Conditions for Effective Financial Crime Supervision and Investigations

Occasional Papers, 11 January 2018

Olivier Kraft

This paper focuses on the measures that can be taken at the UK level to strengthen the money service business (MSB) sector’s anti-money laundering oversight, and specifically to address the risk of criminally owned or complicit MSBs or agents operating unhindered in the UK.

Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Organised Crime
A view of Mount Etna from Reggio Calabria, the main city of Calabria, which is the home of the ’ndrangheta group, viewed as the most powerful mafia in Italy. Image courtesy of Jacopo Werther/Wikimedia.

On Tap Europe: Organised Crime and Illicit Trade in Italy: Country Report

Occasional Papers, 13 December 2017

Aurora Ganz and Cathy Haenlein

This is the fifth and last in a series of five country-level papers on the role of organised crime groups in the illicit trade in tobacco, alcohol and pharmaceuticals across Europe, focusing on Italy as a case study.

Tags: National Security and Resilience Studies, Organised Crime
Dried poppy plants in Afghanistan. The destruction of Afghan poppy fields in a bid to undermine the narcotics trade failed because a substitute crop of similar value was not identified. Courtesy of James Purschwitz/Wikimedia

Illicit Financial Flows and Corruption in Asia

Occasional Papers, 24 November 2017

Sarah Lain, Haylea Campbell, Anton Moiseienko, Veerle Nouwens and Inês Sofia de Oliveira

This paper examines trends in illicit financial flows (IFFs) across eight countries in Asia: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Afghanistan; Pakistan; India; Nepal; Bangladesh; and Myanmar. It shows how IFFs work from and between these countries, as well as how IFFs link to financial centres elsewhere.

Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, International Security Studies

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