The terrorist resourcing model applied to Canada
| Pages | 33-46 |
| Date | 02 January 2018 |
| Published date | 02 January 2018 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/JMLC-12-2016-0050 |
| Author | Patrick J. O’Halloran,Christian Leuprecht,Ali Ghanbar Pour Dizboni,Alexandra Green,David Adelstein |
| Subject Matter | Accounting & Finance,Financial risk/company failure,Financial compliance/regulation,Financial crime |
The terrorist resourcing model
applied to Canada
Patrick J. O’Halloran,Christian Leuprecht and
Ali Ghanbar Pour Dizboni
Department of Political Science, Royal Military College of Canada,
Kingston, Canada
Alexandra Green
Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, and
David Adelstein
Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Canada
Abstract
Purpose –This paper aims to examine whether the moneylaundering/terrorist financing (ML/TF) model
excludes importantaspects of terrorist resourcing and whetherthe terrorist resourcing model (TRM) provides
a more comprehensiveframework for analysis.
Design/methodology/approach –Research consisted of case studies of resourcing activities of four
listed terroristorganizations between 2001 and 2015: the LiberationTigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Hamas, a
groupingof Al Qaeda-inspired individuals and entitiesunder the heading “Al Qaeda inspired”andHezbollah.
Findings –The most prevalentresourcing actors observed were non-profit organizations/associations, and
the most prevalent form of resourcing was fundraising that targeted individual cash donations of small
amounts. Funds were pooled, often passed through layers of charitable organizations and transmitted
through chartered banks. The TRM is indeed found to provide a more comprehensive framework for
identifyingsources of resourcing and points of intervention.However, it does not in itself recommend effective
means of response but it has implications for counter-resourcing strategies because it identifies resourcing
actors and nodes where counter-resourcingcould occur.
Originality/value –This paper advances the state of knowledge of terrorist resourcing activities in
Canada and aboutthe value of doing so through the analytical lens of the TRM as opposed to the predominant
ML/TF model.
Keywords Terrorist financing, Al Qaeda inspired, Hamas, Hezbollah, LTTE, Terrorist resourcing
Paper type Research paper
Introduction
This article gauges whether the terroristresourcing model (TRM), by virtue of providing a
more comprehensive framework to identify sources of resourcing, effective means of
response, points of intervention and most appropriate response actors, should supplant the
predominant money laundering/terrorist financing (ML/TF). In the process, it improves our
understanding of the actors and forms of resourcing prevalent in the Canadian terrorist
supply chain. The article draws on four case studies: the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE), Hamas, a groupingof Al Qaeda-inspired individuals and entities under the heading
This research was supported by the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Canada.
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Journalof Money Laundering
Control
Vol.21 No. 1, 2018
pp. 33-46
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DOI 10.1108/JMLC-12-2016-0050
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