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Foundation for Defense of Democracies Releases Report on Antiquities Trafficking

November 20, 2015

FDD report imageA report released today from the Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, “Monumental Fight Countering the Islamic State’s Antiquities Trafficking,” chronicles the breadth of looting and destruction at the hands of Daesh and other militant groups. The report coauthored by Yaya Fanusie and Alexander Joffe reveals the extent of cultural racketeering in the Middle East and North African region and its implications in the global market.  Fanusie and Joffe also present potential efforts toward solutions to these issues.

To see details of the report, you can find the full version here.