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Centre for Finance and Security (CFS) at RUSI
@cfs-rusi.bsky.social
Specialising in the intersection of finance and global security
💥 How useful is the FATF Terrorist Financing Typologies Report?

Host @keatingetom.bsky.social, along with CFS Associate Fellows @jessmarindavis.bsky.social and Stephen Reimer discuss.

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November 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New #STRpodcast: Crypto and Sanctions Circumvention

@elisethomas.bsky.social @cen4infores.bsky.social speaks with @keatingetom.bsky.social about her new report detailing the murky world of A7 and its rouble-backed stablecoin ‘A7/A5’.

Listen & subscribe:
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October 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
New #STR Podcast: Economic Statecraft and Economic Security in Global Affairs

Kimberly Donovan @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social speaks with Kinga Redlowska about the key differences between economic security & economic statecraft.

🎧 Listen and subscribe

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October 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Strategising the Use of Sanctions

Wally Adeyemo, former US Deputy Treasury Secretary, argues the effective use of sanctions requires clear objectives & outcomes, multilateral coordination & rigorous enforcement; overuse can have unintended consequences.

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September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🔊The STR season finale is NOW LIVE!

Tom & Kinga look back on the highlights from the past 21 episodes – from sanctions and statecraft to assessing the new Labour government’s progress against illicit finance.

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July 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🔊 LIVE NOW

The latest Suspicious Transaction Report is here! Don’t miss this new episode - Chokepoints: How the Global Economy Became a Weapon of War

@keatingetom.bsky.social and @edwardfishman.bsky.social discuss Eddie's new book.

🎧 Tune in to learn more: lnkd.in/e_zrRagt
May 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📢LIVE NOW! Dark Money & Disinformation: The Battle for Electoral Integrity

Check out the recording of our recent event – with
@keatingetom.bsky.social, Darren Hughes @electoralreform.bsky.social and @ginasue.bsky.social @mctd.bsky.social

📽️http://bit.ly/4cVEpD7
May 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🚢 As the shadow fleet continues to threaten international security and the environment, the CFS has partnered with Windward for a timely masterclass to unpack the evolving risk landscape.

Register here: bit.ly/42BWHEx
April 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🔊 LIVE NOW

The latest #STRPodcast episode is here! Don’t miss: The Future of Frozen Russian Assets

Kinga Redlowska, Anton Moiseienko, and Tom Keatinge discuss how frozen Russian assets can support Ukraine's reconstruction and uphold the credibility of EU sanctions.

🎧 Tune in here: bit.ly/4ceRrLr
April 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📢 New commentary: Can the Middle Corridor be Europe's Middle Ground?

For Europe, managing expectations & addressing concerns on the ground will be just as crucial as making physical investments in ensuring the success of the Middle Corridor, argue Olivia Allison & Arzu Abbasova.

🔗 bit.ly/42i6EIh
March 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
📢 FinSec25: Finance & Security in a Changing World – Welcome to our Gold Sponsors!

With just three weeks until #FinSec25, we are delighted to announce that HSBC, Oliver Wyman, Standard Chartered and Stripe are our Gold Sponsors! CFS thanks them for their support.

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January 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📢 Check out this @chainalysis.bsky.social podcast on Crypto’s Role in Modern Geopolitical Chess

💸 ♟️ CFS's @keatingetom.bsky.social discusses the key factors that have compounded into what might be a historical year of alternative payment systems and geopolitics.

🎧 LISTEN HERE: bit.ly/4fS4pz5
January 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
👋 Thrilled to welcome a new team member! Irina Mamulashvili joins us as Russia Sanctions Implementation Project Officer.

Learn more about Irina here 👉 www.rusi.org/people/mamul...
December 11, 2024 at 3:51 PM
📅 The paper was launched at @rusi.bsky.social yesterday, with:

-Nicholas Ephgrave QPM, Director, Serious Fraud Office
-Susan Hawley, Executive Director, Spotlight on Corruption
-Eliza Lockhart, Research Fellow, CFS at RUSI
-Judith Seddon, Partner, Ashurst

Watch here 👉 www.rusi.org/research-eve...
December 11, 2024 at 10:27 AM
📣 New paper: The Role of Rewards for Whistleblowers in the Fight Against Economic Crime

💡 Eliza Lockhart examines the impact of whistleblower reward programmes & analyses how such schemes can increase the effectiveness of economic crime investigations.

Read more 👉 www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
December 11, 2024 at 10:27 AM
🚀 Last week CFS teamed up with the #Japan Institute of International Affairs to host another #SIFMANet roundtable.
Read some of our key findings below:
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@keatingetom.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 4:05 PM
🏛️ Last week, the CFS team hosted an insightful #SIFMANet roundtable in Helsinki, delving into how the Finnish public and private sectors navigate sanctions against Russia.

Here's a recap of what we learned 🧵 1/10
@keatingetom.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 10:07 AM
📣 Paper launch: The Role of Rewards for Whistleblowers in the Fight Against Economic Crime | 09:00 GMT on 10 December 2024 | RUSI – 61 Whitehall

📅 Join us for a discussion on whistleblowers and the fight against economic crime: my.rusi.org/events/role-...
November 27, 2024 at 3:18 PM
📰 Take a look at our latest media impact!
November 20, 2024 at 11:09 AM