UK

"The UK has seen the highest degree of success in securing its strategic objectives vìs-à-vìs Iran when closely coordinating its policies with both its European partners (France and Germany in particular) and the US, often playing a crucial role as a mediator between the two sides. "

Written evidence submitted by Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi (RUSI)

"In this exclusive interview KYC360 talks to Tom Keatinge, Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, where his research focuses on matters at the intersection of finance and security, including the use of finance as a tool of intelligence and disruption. "

Tom Keatinge on FATF, Terror Finance and the Misplaced ‘Obsession with Transparency’

A More Usable Army: Implications of Fusion Doctrine for Land Forces

Oliver Major

The British Army must respond to calls for reform posed by Fusion Doctrine and Global Britain.

Competitive National Service: How the Scandinavian Model Can Be Adapted by the UK

Elisabeth Braw

This Occasional Paper examines the Scandinavian model of national service and discusses how it can be adapted by the UK to fit its national security needs and acquaint a wider segment of youth with service within national security

"A serious question for the government in the next spending round is whether the NCSC has the right resources to do the vital work that only it can do. "

The National Cyber Security Centre has to build for the future

"“This suspension of fiscal responsibilities can lead to an oversight of customs’ security function,” said Alexandria Reid, a research analyst at the Royal United Services Institute working on a global project on illicit trade in free trade zones. “In some countries, customs have historically perceived free zones as ‘transit’ issues—effectively ignoring illicit trade or money laundering issues so long as there is no serious leakage of illicit goods or funds into the national economy.” Because free ports do not require disclosures of beneficial owners, anyone can bring in goods on behalf of anyone else, Reid said. The lack of transparency ultimately permits unsourced goods to be bought and sold with cash. Moreover, because free ports rely on self-declarations of the value of any particular export, there is no insight into whether goods have been assigned a false value as part of a trade-based money laundering scheme, according to Reid. "

UK Free Ports Plan Risks Influx of Dirty Money, Say Experts