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This month, we explored the changing nature of terrorism and illicit finance—from overlooked domestic threats to hybrid financial networks and the growing role of digital assets in sanctions evasion and global security.
Before we dive in, check out this Toronto Star news article on Canada's participation in the Trump administration's summit on left-wing extremism, where Jessica shares her insights on the implications for Canadian counter-terrorism policy and the terrorist-listing process.
This month, as always, we published our latest Global Terrorist Financing Report, highlighting major developments from the past month.
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Articles
We kicked off the month by joining the Canadaland podcast to discuss state links to criminal shooter-for-hire networks and introduce a new framework for understanding why states rely on criminal proxies. Next, we examined a newly recognized terrorist attack in Canada and what it reveals about the country's evolving threat landscape. We then shared research on hybrid threat finance networks and the convergence of traditional and digital financial systems, before wrapping up the month with the announcement of a SSHRC-funded research project led by Michael Nesbitt and Jessica Davis exploring cryptocurrency, sanctions evasion, and the fragmentation of global finance.
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