🚨New commentary alert! @NeilBarnett warns that crypto-enabled money laundering could expand the “attack surface” for election interference – and that the UK can’t just copy-paste old political finance rules onto crypto donations. Read the article here:

The answer? We need a time-limited moratorium, not a ban, on crypto donations – a pause to build the safeguards our democracy needs. @keatingetom @Masonboyowen

If the UK can’t reliably trace fiat donations today, we definitely can’t detect crypto-enabled influence tomorrow.

Our research shows the real threat starts upstream – where crypto can clean dirty money before it becomes a ‘legitimate’ political donation.

Ask instead: “How does crypto help hostile finance enter UK politics long before a donation is made?”

Everyone is asking: “Should political parties accept crypto donations?” Wrong question.

💥 How useful is the FATF Terrorist Financing Typologies Report? Host @keatingetom, along with CFS Associate Fellows @JessMarinDavis and Stephen Reimer discuss. Apple: https://t.co/pCZbEn3j2u Spotify: https://t.co/pRWqGXnpSh

Get in touch if you want to know more! @annairrera @bspeed8 @strack_ben @CatNeilan @emilyjnicolle @MsHannahMurphy @PickardJE @josiahmortimer @kiranstacey @LucyGJWhite @OKnightCrypto @rowenamason @Sebsinclair1989 @_simonchandler_ @williamheasman /END

The project will be supported by a series of events, with its findings published in a research report next year. 💡 But here are some first thoughts for the @FinancialTimes this week (£): https://t.co/zXhQE8jXRg 2/3

New project alert: 'Cryptocurrencies in UK Politics' will benchmark the UK’s current and proposed digital political finance frameworks against international practice, highlight vulnerabilities, propose targeted reforms. Generously funded by @JRRT1904 https://t.co/sTre6PdhWE 1/3

Get in touch if you are interested in hearing more about our work: @thomas_m_wilson, @OilSheppard, @polinaivanovva, @xtophercook, @JavierBlas, @JLeeEnergy, @SamChambers, @apsyrtus, @NilsenThomas, @skaalmo, @jacopobarigazzi, @victor__jack, @gabrielcsgavin, @LloydsList,

..and recently published a study on how flag registries can play a greater role in securing the integrity of maritime sanctions: https://t.co/wAAWzFy0BU @keatingetom @gonzalosaizer

At @CFS_RUSI we have been tracking this challenge via our Maritime Sanctions Taskforce:

As @POLITICOEurope reports, the EU is stepping up its focus on Russia's shadow fleet:

New #STRpodcast: Crypto and Sanctions Circumvention @elisethoma5 @Cen4infoRes speaks with @keatingetom about her new report detailing the murky world of A7 and its rouble-backed stablecoin ‘A7/A5’. Listen and subscribe: Apple: https://t.co/gDNeAMvCtP Spotify:

New #STR Podcast: Economic Statecraft and Economic Security in Global Affairs Kimberly Donovan @KDonovan_AC @AtlanticCouncil, talks to host @redlowska about the important differences between economic security and economic statecraft. 🎧 Listen and subscribe: Apple:

The EU’s 19th sanctions package against Russia risks symbolism over strategy without real enforcement, warns @redlowska, head of @CFS_RUSI at @RUSIEurope, in our interview. Read the full Q&A by Margherita Dalla Vecchia: https://t.co/lzcIhFwLdP

New #STR - Strategising the Use of Sanctions: in Conversation with @wallyadeyemo The former US Deputy Treasury Secretary speaks with host @keatingetom and argues that the effective use of sanctions requires clear objectives and outcomes, multilateral coordination, and rigorous

ICYMI: Teaching the Business & Art of Sanctions Circumvention If universities in the West teach courses on sanctions & economic warfare, we shouldn’t be surprised by the emergence of a parallel world teaching the art of circumvention, writes @keatingetom