Covert Currency: State and Non-State Actors in Espionage Financing
Part of the illicit financing landscape
In the world of illicit financing, we often analyze terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, and money laundering, but we rarely discuss foreign interference/influence financing or espionage. Over the last few years, we’ve seen quite a number of court cases and arrests relating to espionage, so today, we’re going to unpack the money behind these threats.