Purpose

This study aims to examine how important the countering terrorism financing is in the fight against terrorism and to what extent does financial intelligence contribute into this field.

Design/methodology/approach

To this end, to collect data, semi-structured interview method was conducted for 15 experts, including academicians, judges, security and intelligence officers who have specialised and been practising in the field of terrorism. Then, the data were analysed with the descriptive and systematic method.

Findings

The findings highlight that countering terrorism financing is indispensable in the scope of the combating terrorism; however, there are still much to be done in practice to achieve more success in this field. The results also suggest that the process requires more flexible and proactive approach with the help of an autonomous financial intelligence unit to be more efficient. Moreover, there must be better cooperation and coordination at both national and international levels. Furthermore, training more professionals from multidisciplinary backgrounds and raising awareness among the public and private sectors are found to be other key factors for effective combating of the system.

Originality/value

The research has been conducted on participants who mostly have been in fight against terrorism over 20 years who are aware of the early methods, as well as the recent ones both in theory and in practice. Their view is significant to understand the situation in combating financing of terrorism.

中文翻译：

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金融情报在打击资助恐怖主义活动中的作用

目的

本研究旨在研究反恐融资在反恐斗争中的重要性以及金融情报对该领域的贡献程度。

设计/方法/方法

为此，为收集数据，对15名专家进行了半结构化访谈，其中包括专门从事恐怖主义领域工作的院士、法官、安全和情报人员。然后，采用描述性和系统性方法对数据进行分析。

发现

调查结果强调，在打击恐怖主义的范围内，打击恐怖主义融资必不可少；然而，要在这一领域取得更大的成功，在实践中还有很多工作要做。结果还表明，该过程需要在自主金融情报部门的帮助下更加灵活和积极主动，以提高效率。此外，必须在国家和国际层面进行更好的合作与协调。此外，培训更多来自多学科背景的专业人员和提高公共和私营部门的认识被认为是有效打击该系统的其他关键因素。

原创性/价值

这项研究的对象主要是参与了 20 多年反恐斗争的参与者，他们了解早期的方法以及最近的理论和实践方法。他们的观点对于了解打击资助恐怖主义的情况具有重要意义。