Name: The intricate economics of terrorism
Uploaded: 2009-12-14T06:46:00Z
Duration: 15 min 27 s
Description: Loretta Napoleoni details her rare opportunity to talk to the secretive Italian Red Brigades -- an experience that sparked a lifelong interest in terrorism. She gives a behind-the-scenes look at its complex economics, revealing a surprising connection between money laundering and the US Patriot Act.

Loretta Napoleoni details her rare opportunity to talk to the secretive Italian Red Brigades -- an experience that sparked a lifelong interest in terrorism. She gives a behind-the-scenes look at its complex economics, revealing a surprising connection between money laundering and the US Patriot Act.

Loretta Napoleoni: The intricate economics of terrorism

The intricate economics of terrorism

Discovering the Red Brigades' reliance on economics rather than ideology, unveiling terrorism as a business driven by cash flow.

The transformation of terrorism through state sponsorship, privatization, and globalization mirrors capitalism's own evolution.

Post-9/11 shifts reveal the intricate dance between global finance and terrorism, urging a reevaluation of our economic complacency.