Al-Qard al-Hassan is sanctioned, cut off and short of cash, but still open. Hezbollah’s money now moves through exchangers, gold and couriers, not banks.
Canada names Hezbollah its second-largest terrorist destination for outgoing funds. Paraguay opened a counterterrorism unit in the Tri-Border Area. How the money moves.
Donors paid $8 billion in aid to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan since 2021. Only 9% can be traced past the first recipient, and the Taliban tax, divert and fund the TTP.
Bessent promised Iran’s airlines grounded, its oil gone and Tehran at the table. Eight weeks on, we score each promise, and our own August calls, against the record.
We scored our April 2026 terrorist-financing forecasts against UN and FATF evidence: two confirmed, one partial, one miss, one open.
The State Department moved Democracy Funds to causes in Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria and Europe. Why the channel changed, not the practice, and the BRICS angle.
BRICS Pay plans a 2027 pilot that skips SWIFT messaging and nets bank debts. What it targets, what it must prove, and why sanctions still bind.
Liquid Cartels series intro: fuel siphoning, precursor chemicals, port capture and hawala, and how to starve the criminal economy that funds insurgency.
One vendor breach exposed 1.35 million customers at 74+ US banks; the NY Fed says hitting one top-5 bank could disrupt 38% of the financial network.
Named entities, dated sanctions actions, and specific enforcement cases behind Iran’s drone and missile procurement network – and why it keeps surviving.
