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financing of terrorism  

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  • A central front in law enforcement's war on transnational terrorism is the fight to interdict the funding of terrorist operations. While there is a limited degree of cooperation in the international community, little progress has been made in stopping the flow of funds across borders via illegitimate or underground financial networks.Terrorism can be financed in two ways. [Source: Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime & Justice; Terrorism: Financing]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/financing_of_terrorism

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