France's Membership in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Financing of the Paris Terror Attacks in 2015

Authors

Sasyabella Febriani, European Studies, University of IndonesiaFollow

Abstract

France is one of founding members FATF with other G-7 countries and FATF’s headquarters location. According to FATF and Europol, France is not only known as one of low level risk countries in financing terrorism but also as EU member state with the most terror acts in 2015. This research is attempt to explain why the French counter terrorism financing policy based on FATF standards is not able to prevent the financing terrorism practices of Paris terror attacks in 2015. This research method used qualitative approach and used historical institutionalism approach to see how institutional evolution of FATF, France involvement in FATF decision, and the influence of FATF decision on France relates to countering terrorism financing. The findings and analysis of this research cover certain several things such as the historical aspects in 25 years France membership in FATF, the French characteristics, and the funding Paris terror attacks in 2015. The result of this study indicated that although France has important role in FATF, but historically, France has ignored some important things which encourage the financing activities for terrorist network.

Bahasa Abstract

Prancis adalah salah satu anggota pendiri FATF dengan negara-negara G-7 lainnya dan merupakan lokasi Sekretariat FATF. Menurut FATF dan Europol, Prancis tidak hanya dikenal sebagai salah satu negara berisiko rendah dalam pendanaan terorisme, tetapi juga sebagai negara anggota UE dengan aksi teror terbanyak di tahun 2015. Penelitian ini berupaya menjelaskan mengapa kebijakan penanggulangan pendanaan terorisme Prancis yang memenuhi standar Rekomendasi FATF tidak mampu mencegah praktik pendanaan serangan terorisme Paris tahun 2015. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan menggunakan pendekatan historis institusionalisme untuk melihat bagaimana evolusi kelembagaan FATF, keterlibatan Prancis dalam keputusan FATF, dan pengaruh keputusan FATF di Prancis terkait dengan penanggulangan pendanaan terorisme. Temuan dan analisis penelitian ini mencakup beberapa hal seperti aspek historis dalam 25 tahun keanggotaan Prancis di FATF, karakteristik Prancis, dan pendanaan serangan teror Paris pada 2015. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa meskipun Prancis memiliki peran penting dalam FATF, namun secara historis, Perancis mengabaikan beberapa hal penting yang mendorong kegiatan pendanaan jaringan teroris.

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Recommended Citation

Febriani, Sasyabella (2022) "France's Membership in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Financing of the Paris Terror Attacks in 2015," Journal of Strategic and Global Studies: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 2.
DOI: 10.7454/jsgs.v5i1.1087
Available at: https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/jsgs/vol5/iss1/2