The Financial Tools of Statecraft

'These tools make it harder, costlier and riskier [for rogue actors] to move money around the world.' In this episode, Juan Zarate explains why sanctions shouldn’t be treated like a light switch, what he thinks about the US withdrawal from the JCPOA, and why financial tools are at the heart of national security efforts. In one of Financial Crime Matters' most wide-ranging interviews, Kieran Beer also asks Juan to comment on the delicate balance between privacy and transparency, and finally…what keeps him up at night. While at the US Treasury, Juan Zarate advised the White House on Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, and led the global hunt for Saddam Hussein’s assets. He is the author of 'Treasury's War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare' (2013), the Chairman and Co-Founder of the Financial Integrity Network, and the Senior National Security Analyst for NBC News. Read his full biography here: https://www.finintegrity.com/juan-c-zarate