PIA 2365 - TRANSNATIONAL SECURITY & ILLICIT FINANCE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Illicit networks that operate transnationally use a variety of methods for raising and moving money and exploit vast global capital flows to evade detection. Their financial activities contribute to instability, corruption, and conflict in countries and regions where they operate and threaten the integrity of the international financial system. Multilateral institutions over decades have developed international standards to guide the development of national and regulatory frameworks for addressing money laundering and financial crime, and states have expanded the use of economic tools to target and disrupt illicit financial operations. These efforts, which rely on private sector compliance, have increased administrative requirements and costs for financial institutions and governments alike, but gauging their effectiveness is challenging. This course examines the characteristics of the financial operations of several categories of illicit networks and the threat such operations pose to human, national, regional, and international security. We will consider the strengths and limitations of current policy tools for countering illicit financial activity and implications for the private sector.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: Graduate School of Public and International Affairs students only.
Course Attributes: Asian Studies, Russian & East European Studies, West European Studies

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