ABSTRACT
Curbing and possibly cutting off funding for terrorists is a major part of the international effort to take the offensive against terrorists-undermining their ability to organize and stage large attacks, to recruit supporters, and to fund the families of operatives. This proactive approach supplements other aspects of counterterrorism that are either more specic in nature-such as trying to prevent specic attacks before they take place or tracking down and apprehending terrorists who do conduct attacks-or are more physical and defense (antiterrorism) oriented, such as airport scanners and barriers around buildings.
