How violent extremism in the
Western Balkans

is funded

01

How do violent extremist-related actors raise funds?

02

Do funds originate from licit or illicit sources?

03

How do violent extremist-related actors move funds?

04

Are funds for operational or organizational financing?

This tool offers an overview of financing and the possibility of financing violent extremism in the Western Balkans, drawing from the GI-TOC’s Observatory of Illicit Economies in South Eastern Europe’s policy brief ‘Money Trail: How violent extremism in the Western Balkans is funded.’

Violent religious extremism

Religious beliefs with strict and uncompromising
interpretations of doctrines and practices.

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Violent far-right extremism

Political ideologies that emphasize nationalism,
authoritarianism, and anti-democracy.

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Violent extremism and organized crime: Thematic series