Tom Keatinge, Director of RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime, and David Carlisle, Associate Fellow, spoke at the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Terrorism. They presented the findings of their paper (authored with RUSI Research Analyst Florence Keen), commissioned by the Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs.
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Virtual Currencies and Terrorist Financing: Research for the European Parliament
News, 22 June 2018Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Terrorism
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