Fraud

Our research focuses on the threat of fraud as it relates to money laundering, cybercrime and international security.



Fraud

Fraud remains largely a ‘silent threat’, with the scale of its impact on citizens, the private sector and the public purse met with a significantly under-resourced response. In this context, the prevailing political narrative fails to convey the full impact of fraud beyond financial losses or the psychological impact on victims. To inform a new approach to tackling fraud, RUSI’s research explores the social, economic and criminological impacts of fraud and their intersection with the broader security landscape in the UK and internationally. We seek to pave the way for fundamentally different pathways of responding to the problem.

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Financial Crime Policy

This programme focuses on the development and implementation of effective anti-financial crime policies and regulation both in the UK and internationally.

Organised Crime and Corruption Programme

Our work on organised crime and corruption explores the dynamics of illicit markets and the drivers and enablers that sustain them in order to inform effective policy responses.

Cyber Threats and Resilience

We focus on understanding and assessing cyber threats from state and non-state actors and evaluate responses and risk management approaches to mitigate them.

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    Tom Keatinge

    Director, CFS

    Centre for Finance and Security

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    James Sullivan

    Director, Cyber and Tech

    Cyber and Tech

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    Cathy Haenlein

    Director of Organised Crime and Policing Studies

    Organised Crime and Policing

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    Kathryn Westmore

    Senior Research Fellow

    Centre for Finance and Security

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    Georgia Jones

    Research Analyst/Project Officer, CFS

    Centre for Finance and Security

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    Fellows


    Olivia Allison

    RUSI Associate Fellow, CFS

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    Karen Baxter

    RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, CFS

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    Chris Batt

    RUSI Senior Associate Fellow

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    Dr Katie Benson

    RUSI Associate Fellow, CFS | SHOC Network Member - Researcher

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    Sir David Green CB KC

    RUSI Distinguished Fellow, CFS

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    Olivia Kearney

    RUSI Associate Fellow, CFS

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    Anton Moiseienko

    RUS Associate Fellow, CFS

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    Gemma Rogers

    RUSI Associate Fellow, CFS

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    Malcolm Wright

    RUSI Associate Fellow, CFS

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    Simon York CBE

    RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, CFS

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