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Transatlantic cooperation in combating the financing of terrorism
Dunaj, Martin ; Weiss, Tomáš (advisor) ; Karásek, Tomáš (referee)
Martin Dunaj Bakalářská práce 2013/2014 Abstract The thesis labeled as the countering of terrorism financing in the transatlantic area deals with strategies of the EU and the USA respectively in countering the terrorism financing in the post 9/11 era. At the same time the EU-US cooperation in the very field is also analyzed. The aim of the thesis is to present a systemic analysis of the counter-terrorism financing regime in the transatlantic area, identify its shortcomings and determine reasons for possible difficulties in the transatlantic cooperation. In the first part elementary contours of the counterterrorism policy of both the EU and the USA in the post 9/11 period, the same as the transatlantic counterterrorism cooperation, are elaborated upon. The following part focuses on peculiar methods and instruments to the financing of terrorism and explains the phenomenon of the terrorism-organized crime nexus. Countering of the terrorism financing is eventually covered in the following section, starting by analysis of the global regime in countering the terrorism financing represented mainly by the UN and the FATF initiative. This part is followed by chapters that tackle the issue of EU and USA counter-terrorism financing policies and extent of mutual cooperation. Concluding part evaluates main differences...
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U.S. Homeland Security: Reality or Myth? Domestic counterterrorism post-9/11
Bernardyová, Alžběta ; Raška, Francis (advisor) ; Anděl, Petr (referee)
Diploma thesis "U.S. Homeland Security: Reality or Myth? Domestic Counterterrorism post-9/11" examines the change in U.S. domestic counterterrorism policy after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. More specifically, it focuses on the U.S. government's reorganization, which led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. As outlined in this thesis, the homeland security agenda was aimed at unifying the U.S. efforts to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reducing America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimizing the damage and recovering from attacks that do occur. This thesis sets out to answer two interconnected questions: (1) whether the proposed homeland security agenda led to an efficient and unified system of U.S. domestic counterterrorism measures based on enhanced information sharing; and (2) why, in spite of the unique opportunity created by the 9/11 attacks, a comprehensive reorganization of the U.S. government to create a coherent homeland security agenda did not materialize. Throughout this thesis, it is argued that an efficient U.S. government reorganization was obstructed by three main factors. First, the change was obstructed by the organizational nature of the government agencies. Second, the reorganization was hindered by the "rational choices" of the U.S....
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