S2/E6 - Disrupting Terrorist Financing: A Conversation with Dr Matthew Levitt

In this episode of the Financial Integrity Hub podcast, host Dr Hannah Harris speaks with Dr Matthew Levitt, the Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of its Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. A leading global expert on terrorism, countering violent extremism, and illicit finance, Dr Levitt reflects on the evolving landscape of terrorist financing. Drawing on his senior roles at the U.S. Treasury, where he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, he shares insights into protecting the financial system from abuse and disrupting the funding of national security threats. He also discusses his work on Hezbollah and Hamas, as explored in his acclaimed books Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God and Hamas: Politics, Charity and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad.