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From Compliance to Risk Management: A View from the US Treasury

This episode examines how the US Treasury thinks about financial crime, sanctions, fraud and protecting the integrity of the financial system. Financial crime, sanction

Can the Financial Action Taskforce Turn Standards into Results?

How can the global anti-financial-crime system become more inclusive, proportionate and effective in delivering meaningful results? Few institutions have as much influe

Can Terrorist Financing Ever Be Stopped?

Why disruption, intelligence and genuine public–private partnership matter more than promises to eliminate every terrorist dollar. Terrorism may have slipped down the p

Iran's Long (Financial) Arm in Europe

How Iran uses proxies, shadow banking and criminal cut-outs to fund external operations and evade sanctions. Iranian-linked plots, surveillance activity and intimidatio

Chinese Money Laundering and the 'Flying Money' Threat

How Chinese money laundering organisations exploit capital controls, criminal cash and informal value transfer systems to move illicit wealth across borders. Chinese mo

Is Populism a Business Model?

Money, media and influence networks are turning political grievances into engines of power and profit. Populist movements are reshaping politics across Europe and North

Crypto and Sanctions Evasion: Russia's Growing Shadow Economy

Crypto use is central to Russia's evasion of sanctions aimed at restricting its military procurement. It is past time for action. Over the past four years, sanctions ag

From Passive to Active: The Revolution at UK Companies House

The long-derided corporate registry is finally coming into its own as a central player in confronting the UK's role in global illicit finance. When the UK government op

Oliver Bullough: Why We Get Fighting Financial Crime Wrong

Laundering money has never been easier, cheaper, or more secure for bad actors, so why do we persist with our current response? In this latest episode, host Tom Keating

Latvia's Transformation: From Laundromat to Leader

Motivation, coordination and making the right choices has brought a remarkable turnaround in the financial crime fighting fortunes of Latvia. If you are involved in the

Countering Russia's Shadow Fleet and the Limits of Sanctions

How has Russia managed to keep its oil exports flowing despite sanctions and what can governments do to more effectively disrupt the shadow fleet? As Russia adapts its

Russian Oligarch Sanctions: Frozen Assets, Due Process and What Happens Next

Following Russia's full-scale invasion, Western governments issued a slew of sanctions against oligarchs. But to what end? What's been achieved, and what happens next?

EU Sanctions on Russia: Four Years After the Invasion

Marking four years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we examine how EU sanctions have evolved, expanded and intensified enforcement. As we mark the fourth

Controlling Crypto in UK Politics: Is a Ban What's Really Needed?

As the UK brings forward new electoral legislation, what should the government do about crypto donations, and does it really understand the risks? Discussion about cryp

How Russian Sabotage Is Financed and How to Disrupt It

Financing is a critical yet overlooked element of Russian sabotage in Europe, shaping how operations unfold and where they can be disrupted.  In this latest STR episode

Sanctioned: The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea Football Club

Over two billion pounds from the sale of Chelsea FC languishes frozen in a UK bank account. Why is that, and what happens next? Nick Purewal, news and sports journalist

Creating an AML System that is Fit for Purpose

In a new book, author Anton Moiseienko argues that designing the right incentives will determine the future success of financial crime fighting. In this latest episode

How and Why the AML Status Quo Needs to Change

Jeffrey Robinson writer, storyteller, and passionate believer joins host Tom Keatinge to think the unthinkable and challenge the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) status quo.

The Growing Threat of Terrorist Financing Through Online Gaming

Gonzalo Saiz and Galen Lamphere-Englund speak with host Tom Keatinge about how online gaming might be exploited by extremist and terrorist actors. In this latest episod

How Useful is the FATF Terrorist Financing Typologies Report?

Jessica Davis, Stephen Reimer and host Tom Keatinge discuss the Financial Action Task Force's recent report on terrorist financing. In this latest episode of the STR po