عنوان

Counter-Terrorism Financing: The Case of the Islamic State (ISIS)

Number

TL53021

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Counter-Terrorism Financing: The Case of the Islamic State (ISIS)

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Tanui, David J.

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Klein, Graig R.

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

New Jersey City University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2020

Text of Note

259 p.

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

D.Sc.

Body granting the degree

New Jersey City University

Text preceding or following the note

2020

Text of Note

Since the Islamic State (ISIS), an offshoot of Al-Qaida in Iraq, transformed itself into a lethal independent terrorist organization in 2012, the threat of terrorism has increased significantly. ISIS seized territory and took populations hostage across Iraq and Syria, unleashing untold suffering to victims. Within 4 years, the organization expanded its terror networks worldwide, including to the United States. The increased terrorism threat posed by ISIS prompted individual countries such as the U.S. to implement counter-terrorism financing measures to safeguard U.S. interests abroad and in the homeland and the United Nations to impose sanctions pursuant to United Nations Security Council resolution 2253 (2015). This research study examined perceptions of UN-imposed sanctions on ISIS held by Member States of the United Nations. A quantitative research method in the form of a survey was used to collect data from 90 participants representing 90 member countries of the United Nations at the UN headquarters in New York. The survey data were subsequently analyzed quantitatively. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied. Various tests, including correlations, chi square, t test, and ANOVA, were performed to examine relationships Research findings suggest that the majority of Member States (95%) perceived ISIS sanctions as essential tools for fighting terrorist finances. However, Member States' perceptions of the adequacy, effectiveness, and management of sanctions varied across Financial Action Task Force-Style Regional Bodies. Also, the findings revealed that UN Member State representatives were reluctant to express their views on how the UN Security Council managed sanctions. Moreover, the results confirmed that while the UN requires Member States to implement all three tools prescribed in the sanctions (i.e., asset freeze, arms embargo, and travel ban), perceptions varied on the most effective tool to deal with terrorist finances. To strengthen the impact of UN sanctions on terrorist finances, this study recommends that the UN invest in increasing Member States' buy-in. The UN Security Council could benefit from this study by drawing on Member States' perceptions of the workings of the UNSC to improve trust and legitimacy. Future research is recommended to investigate UN Member States' terrorism risk perceptions as a yardstick for determining global support for UN counter-terrorism sanctions, the relationship between UN sanctions and unilateral sanctions, and the management of the UN sanctions list.

Subject Term

Political science

Subject Term

Public policy

Subject Term

Social research

Tanui, David J.

Klein, Graig R.

New Jersey City University

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[Thesis]

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