TEXTUAL RESOURCES

A variety of international agencies have begun producing white papers, announcements, and legislation based on the recent acts of cultural heritage destruction. We synthesize here the resources published by The U.S. Treasury, The U.S. State Department, and UNESCO in order to provide a perspective on what national and international agencies have been doing in the wake of the recent attacks.

IN-DEPTH READINGS ON THIS TOPIC:
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David S. Cohen (2014) 'Remarks of the Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, "Attacking ISIL's Financial Foundation" http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl2672.aspx

US Customs Service (2000), ‘US Customs Agents Intercept Smuggled Artifacts and Antiquities from Turkey’, press release, 25 February (Department of the Treasury). Available at: http://eca.state.gov/icpp/turkey.html

​Felch, J. (2012), ‘Turkey targets Getty, other museums’, Los Angeles Times, 31 March. http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/30/entertainment/la-et-turkey-antiquities-20120331​​


 

U.S. Department of State

FBI/U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Treasury

UNESCO