# Our Cooperation Must Be as Disciplined as the Networks We Dismantle by Scott Bessent > International cooperation against terrorist finance must be as disciplined as the networks it seeks to dismantle, and the global financial system must never become a sanctuary for those seeking to subvert it. > **Adapted from Scott Bessent**, *Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 16, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Source dossier:** [[research/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]]. - **Direct publication or recording:** [direct transcript](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/). - **Editorial form:** This is a labeled adaptation, not a verbatim quotation. The candidate map below identifies the source language and the construction used to make the proposition self-contained. - **Context and treatment:** This is a labeled adaptation because Bessent's published transcript contains two word-order slips—"as disciplined as in networks" and "we never must allow"—whose repair requires more than an antecedent bracket. The adaptation preserves his two contiguous sentences: disciplined cooperation must match the networks being dismantled, and the global financial system must not become sanctuary for its subverters; [direct transcript](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/), Bessent remarks. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Culture Collection]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]] - **Article:** [[articles/Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat|Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Scott Bessent|Scott Bessent]] - [[wiki/Counterterrorism|Counterterrorism]] - [[wiki/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` International cooperation against terrorist finance must be as disciplined as the networks it seeks to dismantle, and the global financial system must never become a sanctuary for those seeking to subvert it. Adapted from Scott Bessent, Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 16, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-scott-bessent-our-cooperation-must-be-as-disciplined-as-the-networks-we-dismantle ```