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Financing Terrorism: From Offshore Companies to the Charity Paradox
Financing Terrorism: From Offshore Companies to the Charity Paradox

Author(s): Irina Ionescu
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Studies in violence and power, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Fundatia Română pentru Inteligenta Afacerii
Keywords: International terrorism; Terrorism funding; Tax havens; Offshore companies; Charity;

Summary/Abstract: The world is currently living to its edges, menaced at each corner by environmental changes, terrorist attacks, civil wars or biological weapons let loose. With the emerging of the Islamic State and other terrorist cells the entire world under the peaceful globalization sphere questions its security. The paper aims to focus on detailing the most modern ways of financing terrorism, including through tax haven offshore companies, and the charity paradox. Charity institutions, several banks and even Non-Profit Organizations go hand in hand with a full range of felonies, from money laundering to narcotic traffic, humans trafficking, organized crime, arms dealing and terrorist attacks. The paper aims to offer pertinent solutions to tax havens and light legislation in order to prevent terrorist groups and cells from becoming an extensively rich and potent menace to global and state security.

  • Issue Year: III/2015
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 93-99
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English