Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 05/2010

Enhancing International Cooperation against Terrorism Financing

David Cohen

April 2010

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Abstract

On April 7, 2010, David Cohen, the Treasury Department's assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crime, addressed a special Policy Forum luncheon sponsored by The Washington Institute's Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence . A key member of the Obama administration's national security team, Mr. Cohen focuses on developing strategies to combat the financial support networks behind a wide range of threats, including terrorist groups, organized criminal enterprises, and proliferation. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks.