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How Can We Fund the Fight Against Antiquities Looting and Trafficking? A “Pollution” Tax on the Antiquities Trade

2022-12-06T15:05:19-05:00

Lawrence Rothfield advocates for an targeted "antiquities tax," to provide a sustainable funding stream to pay for more robust monitoring and enforcement efforts against the illicit market and improved site security.

How Can We Fund the Fight Against Antiquities Looting and Trafficking? A “Pollution” Tax on the Antiquities Trade 2022-12-06T15:05:19-05:00

Policy Brief No. 2: How Can We Fund the Fight Against Antiquities Looting and Trafficking? A “Pollution” Tax on the Antiquities Trade

2020-09-03T02:36:15-04:00

The latest release is by Dr. Lawrence Rothfield, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago. In the paper, Rothfield argues for levying a “pollution” tax on the legitimate antiquities trade, in order to establish an antiquities-protection “Superfund.”

Policy Brief No. 2: How Can We Fund the Fight Against Antiquities Looting and Trafficking? A “Pollution” Tax on the Antiquities Trade 2020-09-03T02:36:15-04:00

How to End Impunity for Antiquities Traffickers: Assemble a Cultural Heritage Crimes Prosecution Team

2022-12-06T15:04:54-05:00

Ricardo "Rick" St. Hilaire calls for the formation of a Cultural Heritage Crimes team to transform the Department of Justice into a global law enforcement leader in the fight against the destruction, looting, and trafficking of world heritage.

How to End Impunity for Antiquities Traffickers: Assemble a Cultural Heritage Crimes Prosecution Team 2022-12-06T15:04:54-05:00

Antiquities Coalition Launches New Think Tank Promoting Innovative Solutions to Combat Cultural Racketeering

2021-06-11T10:09:06-04:00

The Antiquities Coalition today launched a Cultural Heritage Think Tank to explore innovative solutions to pressing challenges in cultural heritage, publishing the first in a new series of policy briefs by distinguished specialists from the public and private sectors.

Antiquities Coalition Launches New Think Tank Promoting Innovative Solutions to Combat Cultural Racketeering 2021-06-11T10:09:06-04:00