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Tom Keatinge and Jessica Davis explore the impact of Trump's tariff threats on Canada, alongside the country's ongoing challenges with illicit finance and money laundering. CFS Director Tom Keatinge is joined by Jessica Davis, CFS Associate Fellow and President and Principal Consultant with Insight Threat Intelligence, to discuss the rationale and impact of the threat of tariffs from the new US administration, and the policy window this might open for wider illicit finance reforms in Canada.

From buying weapons to funding attacks and recruiting new members, terrorist organisations need money to carry out their activities. But how do they raise, store and transfer finances? And what lessons can counter-terrorism teams learn from tracking terrorist money?  Join Lucas Webber as he discusses all this and more with internationally renowned terrorism finance expert Dr. Jessica Davis, president and principal consultant at Insight Threat Intelligence.

Foreign actors have been funding crime and democratic corruption in Canada. Jessica Davis of Insight Threat Intelligence explains how the money gets in, what it's used for, and how we can help authorities to stop it. 

 Guest: Jessica Davis, president and CEO of Insight Threat Intelligence

The actions of Nathaniel Veltman, who was convicted of murder and attempted murder after deliberately driving his truck into five members of the Afzaal family in London, Ont., on June 6, 2021, amounted to terrorism under Canadian law, a judge ruled Thursday. Matt Galloway speaks with child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Javeed Sukhera, who knew the Afzaal family; and Jessica Davis, president of Insight Threat Intelligence and a former CSIS Analyst.

Before 7 October 2023, the terrorist threat posed by Hamas was largely clouded by preoccupation with geopolitical tensions and the ongoing war in Ukraine. But not anymore. Hamas's coordinated attacks on Israel and the resultant conflict has made the terror group's threat and its financing unavoidable. Host Stephen Reimer unpacks the key issues and debunks some common myths at the heart of the Hamas financing story with Jessica Davis of Insight Threat Intelligence and Matthew Levitt of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

When Justin Trudeau told the country that his government has evidence implicating India in a June murder of a Sikh leader in BC, it shocked even seasoned intelligence experts. Foreign interference is by now a nationally known problem in this country, but extrajudicial killings are a large step beyond that.What would India's role in the murder tell us about the state of Canada's national security? Will we ever find out what the government actually knows about the murder? Was there any way to stop the killing before it happened? And what must Canada do to be able to protect its citizens, even those wanted dead by their former countries?GUEST: Jessica Davis, national security expert, president and principal consultant, Insight Threat Intelligence

From February 12, 2021: Lost in the shuffle of an impeachment trial here in the United States was big news from Canada last week. Canada's Minister of Public Safety added the Proud Boys to Canada's terror entity list. The listing might be in Canada, but the group had a role in the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol. The listing has all sorts of interesting legal and national security implications, so Jacob Schulz talked it through with two Canadian national security experts. Jessica Davis is a former senior strategic intelligence analyst with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service who is now the president of Insight Threat Intelligence and a PhD student at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. And Leah West is an assistant professor of International Affairs at Carleton University and serves as counsel with Friedman Mansour LLP. They talked about right-wing extremism in Canada, what the consequences of the listing might be and what it reveals about the relationship between Canada and the United States.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Convoy protest organizers received “a steady stream of information and leaks” from police officers during the Ottawa occupation, the organizers' lawyer told the Emergencies Act inquiry Wednesday. Matt Galloway discusses the relationship between police and the protesters with the Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles; and Jessica Davis, a former senior strategic analyst at CSIS, and now president and principal consultant at Insight Threat Intelligence.

In February of 2020, a 17 year old boy walked into the doors of a Toronto spa wielding a sword where he brutally attacked members of staff, killing the receptionist. In a court proceeding carried out on Wednesday, he plead guilty to the charges, stating that he was inspired by the Toronto van attack that was carried out by Alek Minassian in 2018, and cited an 'incel rebellion.' Can this be considered an act of domestic terrorism, or is this too difficult to label? To tell us about this case is Jessica Davis, a former CSIS senior intelligence analyst and President of Insight Threat Intelligence.

Jessica Davis, President, Insight Threat Intelligence and Former Security Analyst formerly with CSIS talks about the Cullen Report See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kieran talks with Jessica Davis, a veteran of more than 20 years in defense and intelligence roles in government and the private sector in Canada. They discuss the occupation of Canada's capitol for three weeks last winter by the so-called “Freedom Convoy,” efforts to support the group via crowdfunding, cryptocurrency, and cash as well as the Canadian government's successful seizure or freezing of much of that funding. Jessica, president of Insight Threat Intelligence and author of “Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century,” tells Kieran that the unprecedented use of Canada's “Emergencies Act” to clear the Convoy encampment and seize its funding should kickoff a nationwide debate about financial support for extremist groups. “While there may not have been mass shootings or big riots, there were some very significant impacts that for Canada, and for Ottawa in particular, are really outside the realm of what we consider to be acceptable protests,” Jessica says, reflecting on the thousands of unemployed and million in damage resulting from the occupation.

In episode 8 of DEEP Dive, Dr. Sajjan Gohel speaks to Jessica Davis, the President of Insight Threat Intelligence, and President of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies. They discuss the different methods of terrorist financing as well as the current related developments around the world. Jessica had senior roles at Canada's financial intelligence unit, FINTRAC, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). Jessica is also the author of Women in Modern Terrorism as well as Illicit Money. For the episode transcript please visit: deepportal.hq.nato.int/deepdive

In this brief episode, Jessica Davis, President of Insight Threat Intelligence, provides us with an overview of everything that has happened with finances around the Convoy since the GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign was closed. From the collapse of other crowdfunding campaigns, to Emergencies Act legislation that targets the personal and corporate accounts of Convoy supporters, to the inevitable cryptocurrency discussion, there is a lot to consider. Will this crisis lead Canada to better resource its anti-money laundering resources? See Jessica's latest for the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), “Crowdfunding and Protest Financing: Emergency Law in Canada”: https://gnet-research.org/2022/02/18/crowdfunding-and-protest-financing-emergency-law-in-canada/ While you are waiting for more Emergencies Act content, please check out Leah West's guide on the Intrepid Podcast website: https://www.intrepidpodcast.com/blog/2022/2/17/public-order-emergency-a-guide-to-thinking-through-the-legal-thresholds-and-its-justification This episode was recorded on Friday 18 February at 12:30pm.

You might assume that millions of crowdfunded dollars are behind the scenes on the streets of Ottawa and at border crossings across the country. But very little of the money raised on GoFundMe or GiveSendGo has been released, and what was released was mostly frozen. So where is the money to support these lengthy protests coming from? How is it getting into the hands and bank accounts of organizers? And what does it tell us about the future of fundraising and foreign influence in Canadian affairs?GUEST: Jessica Davis, president and principal consultant at Insight Threat Intelligence

Over the past few weeks, Canada has been living through its own insurrectionary moment, as a series of trucker convoys have used tractor trailer trucks to occupy much of downtown Ottawa, launch protests in other major Canadian cities, and block points of entry along the country's southern border with the United States. While nominally objecting to Canadian vaccination mandates, particularly as applied to truckers, the convoy movement has at times made even more ambitious demands, including the dissolution of the Trudeau government, and it has close ties to far right-wing nationalists and ethno-nationalist organizations, both in Canada and the United States. While the convoy movement began in Canada, there are signs that is beginning to spread, with similar efforts appearing in Australia and New Zealand and intelligence reports suggesting the same may soon happen in the United States. To put these recent developments in context, Scott R. Anderson sat down with three Canadian national security experts who have been following the convoy crisis closely: Amarnath Amarasingam, assistant professor at Queen's University; Stephanie Carvin, associate professor at Carleton University; and Jessica Davis, president of Insight Threat Intelligence. They discussed the origins of the convoy movement, its relationship with domestic violent extremism and what it might mean for both Canada and the rest of the world.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alan speaks with Jessica Davis, President, Insight Threat Intelligence and Former Security Analyst, about the Convoy Protests and how Canadian intelligence agencies never saw this coming.

Although it's truth that some of the most well established terrorist organizations tend to mirror organized crime and money laundering techniques, there are many misconceptions around the level of innovation, involved mechanisms and detectability of these activities. Jessica Davis is the President of Insight Threat Intelligence and in today's episode she deep dives into the world of terrorist financing, what we are lacking to detect this type of crimes, and how terrorist financing activities differ depending on where bad actors are operating. Topics discussed in this episode: How Jessica got into the world of CTF. Why AML gets more attention that CTF How AML and CTF differ in terms of scope, mechanisms involved and detectability. Why Jessica wrote 'Illicit Money Financing Terrorism in the Twenty First Century'. How terrorists manage, use and hide their illicit money. What trends she has seen evolve in terrorist financing. Terrorist's real use of cryptocurrencies. What technologies the financial sector is leveraging to combat terrorist financing. What we need to know about insider threats. Other resources financial institutions can deploy to track terrorist financing.

**Note: This podcast was recorded before the news that GoFundMe shut downpayments to the Convoy organizers. As noted in the podcast, organizers have other options to raise funds. We'll look to update listeners on these developments sometimes next week.**As we recorded this episode, the streets of Ottawa were occupied with trucks from a so-called “Freedom Convoy” that claims to be about mandates, but in reality has extremist origins. With non-stop honking, intimidation of those who seek to follow public health guidance and signs invoking conspiracy theories and hate groups, the residents of Ottawa overwhelmingly would like the this “Convoy” to leave. While the police do not seem to be able to do much, the “Truckers” are, at least in part, relying on a $10 million dollar war chest of money raised through GoFundMe, a crowdsourcing platform. This raises all kinds of questions about how these activities are being financed. Is it okay for political movements, with ties to extremists, to raise funds in this way? Who is responsible for investigating the money raised? Will the funds even be dispersed? Is there a threat of clandestine foreign interference? To discuss these issues and more, Stephanie sits down with Intrepid Podcast member Jessica Davis, President of Insight Threat Intelligence, and author of Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century (2021). This podcast was recorded on February 4, 2022.

Alan speaks with Jessica Davis, President & Principal Consultant at Insight Threat Intelligence, former CSIS analyst, about how disruptive the COVID-19 pandemic has been to Canada's National Security. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, we have a new book in focus called "Illicit Money: Financing terrorism in the 21st century". We spoke with the author - Jessica Davis, president of Insight Threat Intelligence. Jessica had an 18-year career in the Canadian government, with senior analytic roles at Canada's financial intelligence unit, FINTRAC and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. She now works to bring evidence-based solutions to the private and public sectors to counter illicit financing and terrorism. Follow her on social media and subscribe to the amazing Insight Intelligence newsletter. Amazon book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1626379823/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1Publisher's site: https://www.rienner.com/title/Illicit_Money_Financing_Terrorism_in_the_Twenty_First_Century Jessica's Twitter: @jessmarindavisRead the blog and subscribe to Insight Threat Intelligence newsletter: https://www.insightthreatintel.com/ 

Jessica Davis is the author of a new book on terrorism financing called, “Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century.” She's also the president and principal consultant at Insight Threat Intelligence, the president of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies, and associate fellow at the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies. She sat down with Jacob Schulz to talk about her new book and about terrorism financing more broadly. They discussed the value of focusing on the financial side of things as opposed to the motivations that drive people to terrorism, the parts of the terrorism financing ecosystem that often get overlooked and much more. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kieran talks with Jessica Davis, president of Insight Threat Intelligence and the author of the just released “Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century.” Jessica discusses her comprehensive book, which is based on her study of some 50 terrorist organizations and terror attacks, in the wake of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan and the rise of ideologically motivated violent extremist throughout the world. “Attacks are often self-funded” and difficult to track whereas funding efforts to maintain terrorist organizations is generally done on a larger scale and often leaves a trail, says Jessica, who has served more than 20 years in various defense and intelligence roles in Canada, including four-and-a-half years as a senior strategic analyst with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). This episode is sponsored by NICE Actimize: https://www.niceactimize.com

Jessica Davis, President, Insight Threat Intelligence

Jessica Davis is an intelligence analyst with many years of experience looking at the way illicit networks finance their activities. She is the main consultant for the Canadian-based Insight Threat Intelligence. Her new book,. illicit Money - Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, comes out next month and she speaks with Tom Ravlic about key sources of funds and fundraising methods used by a range of groups intent on doing bad things. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kelly talks to Jessica Davis, former senior strategic intelligence analyst with CSIS, and president of Insight Threat Intelligence.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to Jessica Davis, who is President and Principal Consultant for Insight Threat Intelligence and a Former CSIS Analyst, about what this represents and whether it was appropriate. Then Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair joins us, the man in charge of this decision.