The Potential and Limitations of Sanctions in Modern Conflict

Giles Thomson is the Director of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and Economic Crime at HM Treasury. He is responsible for the UK’s AML/CTF policy, is the UK’s Head of Delegation to the Financial Action Task Force, and runs OFSI – the UK’s competent authority for the implementation and enforcement of financial sanctions. He has close to twenty years' experience in a range of roles across government, working extensively on economic crime policy before joining OFSI in November 2020.