The Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) specialises in the intersection between finance and global security. Our pioneering analysis and actionable ideas aim to challenge the status quo and build resilience in the global response to illicit finance. Our work covers a range of state- and non-state-based security threats, which we examine through a financial lens. Since CFCS’s inception in 2014, we have been driving change through our partnership-based approach and the development of viable solutions.
Our work has helped to unveil the scale and complexities of international illicit finance, as well as to identify realistic policy responses across both the public and private sectors. We focus on putting our evidence-based research into practice through capacity-building and collaborative workshops. CFCS experts are regularly called upon to advise governments and international bodies, including the UN Security Council, the Financial Action Task Force, the UK and European Parliaments, and US Congress. Through our public engagements and events, we aim to highlight to wider audiences the pivotal role of finance in global security issues.
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Programmes
View the research programmes and projects by the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
Counterproliferation Financing Programme
This programme aims to reduce and mitigate the risks related to the financing of weapons of mass destruction, as well as drive global thought leadership through timely and relevant policy-oriented research and analysis.
Finance and Statecraft Programme
This programme examines the weaponisation of finance as a tool of international statecraft through the lens of evolving threats and cross-sector responses.
Financially Resilient Europe Programme
This programme develops research and activities that centre around the intersection of illicit finance and security, with a focus on the EU and its neighbourhood.
Transnational Threat Finance Programme
This programme examines the financial dimensions of non-state threats to peace, security and democracy through research and external engagements.
UK Economic Crime Programme
This programme seeks to support the development of policies and reforms in the field of economic crime and illicit finance. The programme primarily focuses on tracking, developing and supporting UK government initiatives relating to economic crime, fraud and asset recovery.
Our team
London
Tom Keatinge
Director, CFCS
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Alanna Putze
Senior Programme Manager
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Helena Wood
Senior Research Fellow
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Kathryn Westmore
Senior Research Fellow
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Maria Nizzero
Research Fellow
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Maria Sofia Reiser
Research Analyst
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Stephen Reimer
Research Fellow
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Chandana Seshadri
Research Analyst, Counter Proliferation Financing
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Fatima Alsancak
CPF Technical Assistance Programme Research Fellow
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Wojciech Pawlus
Outreach and Implementation Manager
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Ino Terzi
Assistant Project Officer
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Arzu Abbasova
Project Officer, CFCS
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Ed Kitt
Visiting Research Fellow (on secondment)
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Brussels
Kinga Redlowska
Programme Manager, CFCS RUSI Europe
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Gonzalo Saiz
CFCS Research Analyst
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Elena Platon
Project and Communications Officer, Project CRAAFT
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Ganna Tsarenko
Project Officer, SMURF, CFCS RUSI Europe
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Fellows
Vito Armonavicius
Associate Fellow - Expert in anti-money laundering and financial crime
Dr Aaron Arnold
Senior Associate Fellow
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David Artingstall
Associate Fellow
Karen Baxter
Senior Associate Fellow
Dr Katie Benson
Associate Fellow
Dr Anna Bradshaw
Associate Fellow
David Carlisle
Associate Fellow
Isabella Chase
Associate Fellow
Emil Dall
Associate Fellow
Jessica Davis
Associate Fellow
Gregory Dellas
Associate Fellow
Ian Dyson QPM
Distinguished Fellow
James Gillespie
Associate Fellow - Expert in ransomware, illicit finance and cybersecurity
Ashlee Godwin
Associate Fellow
Sir David Green CB KC
Distinguished Fellow - Expert in financial crime and money laundering
Kayla Izenman
Associate Fellow
Anagha Joshi
Associate Fellow
Olivier Kraft
Associate Fellow
Aidan Larkin
Associate Fellow
Michael Levi
Senior Associate Fellow
David Lewis
Senior Associate Fellow
Andrew Mackay
Associate Fellow
Nick J. Maxwell
Associate Fellow
Anton Moiseienko
Associate Fellow
Robert Norfolk-Whittaker
Associate Fellow - Expert in financial crime and corruption
Allison Owen
Associate Fellow - Expert in cryptocurrency and counter-proliferation finance
Dr Marc Parker
Associate Fellow
Matthew Redhead
Associate Fellow
Gemma Rogers
Associate Fellow
Denisse Rudich
Associate Fellow
Samantha Sheen
Associate Fellow
Dr Jason Shepherd
Senior Associate Fellow
Josie Stewart
Associate Fellow
Dr Noémi També
Associate Fellow
Nick Turner
Associate Fellow
Dr Jodi Vittori
Associate Fellow
Malcolm Wright
Associate Fellow
