The European Union is considering implementing regulations and possible prohibitions on outbound FDI in some high-technology sectors. These deliberations are part of a substantial re-evaluation of the security implications of economic interdependence. This Perspective contextualizes the EU's...

The European Union is considering implementing regulations and possible prohibitions on outbound FDI in some high-technology sectors. These deliberations are part of a substantial re-evaluation of the security implications of economic interdependence. This Perspective contextualizes the EU's...

As Chinese FDI in the United States increases, a few investments are likely to attract negative attention. However, even though hosting Chinese FDI in the United States is not free from risk, the benefits outweigh the costs. As such, the United States should implement policy recommendations to...

The European Union, the world's foremost trader, is not an easy bargainer to deal with. Its twenty-five member states have relinquished most of their sovereignty in trade to the supranational level, and in international commercial negotiations, such as those conducted under the World Trade...

The increasing density of international regimes has contributed to the proliferation of overlap across agreements, conflicts among international obligations, and confusion regarding what international and bilateral obligations cover an issue. This symposium examines the consequences of the...

European Union (EU) Member States have long competed to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as well as other forms of foreign investment through a panoply of incentives targeted at companies, ranging from new infrastructure to worker training. This form of regulatory competition, both...

This second edition of this publication provides an overview of important contemporary issues relating to foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational enterprises for all those who are interested in this subject, but are not always in a position to follow diverse perspectives and what is...

What determines national preferences for institutionalizing FDI screening? Over the past decade, advanced economies worldwide have tightened their national investment screening mechanisms (ISMs) for foreign direct investment (FDI). In March 2019, the European Union (EU) adopted its first common...

Anti-Americanism, a general distrust of what the United States is and does, typically ebbs and flows in reaction to specific policy actions by the United States. However, in some countries, anti-Americanism peaks “out of sync” with the rest of the world and becomes an intense issue in the...

Democratic governance is a process in which choices are made and compromises forged between competing interests. But where do interests come from, how are they given a voice within polities, and what effects does interest intermediation have on the decisions of governments and other...