The olive branch and the hammer : a strategic analysis of hawala in the financial war on terrorism / Daniel Adam Hancock. Monterey : Naval Postgraduate School, 2008 ; Halle (Saale) : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt, 2008
Inhalt
I. TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES IN THE PURSUIT OF AL QAEDA’S FINANCES: IS HAWALA REALLY A STRATEGIC THREAT?
II. UNVEILING HAWALA
A. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
B. HISTORICAL ROOTS
C. MECHANICS AND OPERATION
D. ATTRACTIVENESS OF HAWALA
1. Speed and Efficiency
2. Limited Options for Remittances and Aid
3. Cultural and Ethnic Factors
4. Criminal Elements
5. Anonymity
E. MAKING MONEY: WHAT’S IN IT FOR THE HAWALADAR
F. THE EXTENT OF HAWALA
G. ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
III. MISTRUST AND REFORM: AN ANALYSIS OF HAWALA IN AFGHANISTAN
A. INTRODUCTION: FUNDAMENTALISM REBORN
B. FINANCIAL TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN: BACKGROUND ISSUES
C. MAPPING HAWALA: THE SCOPE AND EXTENT OF AFGHANISTAN’S HAWALA SYSTEM
D. THE AFGHAN FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
1. Mapping the Formal Financial Sector
2. Government Reform and Growth
3. New Laws
4. Hawala Interaction with the Formal Sector
E. THE NEXUS OF DRUGS AND HAWALA…AND TERROR?
1. A Problem of Epic Proportions
2. The Convergence of Poppy Seeds and Bullets
3. The Dark Triangle: Hawala, Drugs and Terror
F. REGULATORY AND REFORM MODELS: THE WAY FORWARD
G. THE HAWALA THREAT: PRIMARY VARIABLES IN AFGHANISTAN THAT WARRANT ANALYSIS IN OTHER CASE STUDIES
H. AFGHANISTAN: POLICY MISSTEPS AND THE CULTURAL FALLOUT
IV. CONCLUSION: THE HAMMER AND THE OLIVE BRANCH
A. U.S. HAWALA REGULATORY EFFORTS
B. REVISITING AFGHANISTAN: HAWALA TODAY
C. BEYOND AFGHANISTAN: AVENUES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
D. FINAL THOUGHTS: POLICY CRITIQUES AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS
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