Insight Monitor Dispatches
Critical news and updates from the Insight Threat Intelligence Team
Hello, Insight Monitor subscribers! I hope this newsletter finds you, because we have a couple of important updates. Let’s get to it!
First, a request. As most of you know, our Global Terrorist Financing Report comes out twice a month, and covers all the terrorist financing news from around the world. We’re going to expand that to include covering the newly minted terrorist organizations that are actually criminal organizations (Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations, primarily). While I don’t agree with the listing / designation, the reality is is that because both the US and Canada think these are terrorist groups, we’re going to analyze them as such. Don’t worry, we’ll keep this in a separate section of our newsletter so you can skip it if it doesn’t apply to you.
But, relatedly, this is going to increase our team’s workload. Already, this portion of the newsletter costs us thousands of dollars every year to produce. We think it’s a valuable resource, and from what some of you have told me, you agree. So: in order to keep this news roundup happening, we are going to need to
a) increase our paid subscriber base, and
b) put the news roundup behind a paywall right from the start.
I know this will disappoint some of you,— this has been a free resource for years. But it hasn’t been free for us to create.
So here’s the ask: by the end of March, we need 30 more paid subscribers or we will have to stop producing the Global Terrorist Financing Report. It takes a lot of time and effort to find and curate all the articles, so we need to cover those costs. Subscribe and share so we can meet this goal and continue to produce this valuable resource! 
Podcast Updates
We’ve released two new episodes of Secure Line recently. The first features Global News reporter Stewart Bell talking about the terrorism threat in Canada. You won’t want to miss this, particularly in light of US retrenchment and its implications for counterterrorism. You can check it out here:
Our episode “Implausible Deniability” was released today, and you can find it on all major platforms as well. We talk with Matthew Redhead about state threats, their intersection with organized crime, and his recent report “Old Wine in New Bottles”. It’s a must-listen for anyone interested in foreign interference and espionage.
Paywall Removed: Terror on the Rise
By popular demand, we’ve removed the paywall on one of our recent analyses looking at the terrorism threat in Canada. Have a read, and let us know what you think!
Terror on the Rise: What the increase in terrorism charges in Canada can tell us about the threat
The terrorist attack in New Orleans this year has reignited the discussion about terrorism in the US, and, by extension, Canada. Some media outlets have talked about the return of ISIL (they never went away), while some experts have talked about the
And in case you missed it, here’s another article without the paywall, part of our research reads series (aka the Insight Monitor bookclub). Be sure to check it out and update your knowledge on terrorist and illicit financing!
Digital Dark Money: A Critical Review of Terrorist Financing via Cryptocurrency
Hello, Insight Monitor subscribers. Welcome to another week and a new research reads review. In this series, we review and summarize recent research in illicit financing, highlighting new data, insights, or findings that can inform how we counter this threat. I hope you find this insightful, and if you want to suggest a book or article for review, let u…
That’s it for updates today. Remember, we’re doing a big subscription drive for the next five weeks, and we really need your support to keep doing what we love. If you can, please upgrade to paid, and if that’s not possible, sharing is caring! The more we grow our audience, the better!
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