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Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)

Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an informal process of dialogue and cooperation; in 2001, ASEM formulated the Copenhagen Declaration on Cooperation against International Terrorism. Photo credit: Number 10, “Asia-Europe meeting,” CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Counter-ISIL Finance Group

Counter-ISIL Finance Group

Co-led by Italy, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, the CIFG is part of the broader “Counter-ISIL Coalition effort to enhance coordination among international partners on key lines of effort to defeat ISIL.” Photo credit: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, “Counter-ISIL Coalition Small Group Meeting,” CC BY 2.0.

Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units

Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units

Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (Egmont Group FIUs) endeavor to cooperate in the areas of information exchange, training, and the sharing of expertise to fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism. Photo credit: Stephane Mignon, “L'entrée du Palais d'Egmont,” CC BY 2.0.

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

The FATF sets standards and aims to promote effective implementation of measures for combating terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. Photo credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas.

Galle Dialogue - International Maritime Conference

Galle Dialogue - International Maritime Conference

The Sri Lankan government hosts the Galle Dialogue, which includes multilateral discussions by international security force representatives on issues of regional security in South Asia, such as maritime-related terrorism and the trafficking of narcotics, weapons, and people. Photo credit: Marc Biebusch, “Galle Fort,” CC BY-SA 2.0.

Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF)

Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF)

Founded in 2011, the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum “provides a venue for national counterterrorism (CT) officials and practitioners to meet with their counterparts from key countries in different regions to share CT experiences, expertise, strategies, capacity needs, and capacity-building programs. It prioritized civilian capacity building in areas such as rule of law, border management, and countering violent extremism.” Photo credit: DFATD | MAECD, “Baird Delivers Remarks at Global Counterterrorism Forum and Meeting | Le ministre Baird livre un discours à une réunion du Forum mondial de lutte contre le terrorisme,” CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT)

Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT)

An international partnership of 85 nations, the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) aims “to strengthen global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to nuclear terrorism by conducting multilateral activities that strengthen the plans, policies, procedures, and interoperability of partner nations.” Photo credit: By Kristofferjay, “Members of the GICNT,” CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons.