The author shows that the US as the world's largest investor abroad so far shuns the most dynamic host region East Asia including China and instead continues to focus on investment in Europe. In contrast, Germany follows a different path. Similar to trade, German companies have been very active...

The author shows that the US as the world's largest investor abroad so far shuns the most dynamic host region East Asia including China and instead continues to focus on investment in Europe. In contrast, Germany follows a different path. Similar to trade, German companies have been very active...

The issue of internal security has become increasingly complex over the past decades. As there is an increasing overlap between private and public provision of security, the question of how to allocate responsibility for security between the public sphere (state) and the private sphere has...

Dieser Bericht gibt einen systematischen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der deutschen Digitalpolitik und den derzeitigen politischen Ansatz der Bundesregierung. Das Papier unterbreitet 48 Empfehlungen, wie sich Deutschland noch stärker um den erfolgreichen Aufbau einer soliden,...

The United States operates an unusual system to control international investments by foreign firms, especially those wholly or partially owned by governments, through its inter-departmental Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). It is subject to considerable influence from...

The national security review mechanisms for foreign investments in China are influenced strongly by cross-border factors. Since China’s reform and opening-up, China national security review mechanisms for foreign investment have gone through four phases. The beginning phase is from 1979 to...

By emphasising the internal-external security nexus inherent in democratic security, the US could aspire again to lead through the example of its democracy's resilience and ability to self-correct.

Screening mechanisms as investment policy measures keep gaining importance worldwide.In October 2018, the Hungarian Parliament also adopted rules on the national securityreview of foreign investments. This paper intends to present the newly introducedHungarian screening mechanism which is...

The border as vehicle -- The rise of Europe's border infrastructures -- The shape of technopolitics -- Detection, detention and design at the airport -- Surveilling landscapes and seascapes -- The portable provision of care and control -- Infrastructural investigations -- Extreme infrastructure.

This note considers the nature of the cybersecurity concerns that have been raised in the decoupling debate and their implications for national security, contrasts those with the nature of the national security concerns that have traditionally been included in the rules-based trade framework,...

Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 authorizes the International Trade Commission (ITC) to stop—or “exclude”—patent-infringing imports. Exclusion orders protect the country against unfair trade practices and enforce U.S. patent rights. But before issuing an order, § 337 mandates the...

This essay demonstrates that, because of the flexible definition of “security,” certain interests have the potential to fall in and out of the definition, and thus in and out of securities regulation. This essay coins this potentiality “shapeshifting.” The phenomenon of shapeshifting...

The paper provides an analysis of WTO law's security exceptions. First, it examines if acts adopted with reference to national security are reviewable and, if they are, which elements are reviewable and what defenses, if any, are enjoyed by member states? Second, it inquires whether WTO law’s...

Both the American left and right often use “national security” to justify sweeping proposals for new U.S. protectionism and industrial policy. “Free markets” and a lack of government support for the manufacturing sector are alleged to have crippled the U.S. defense industrial base’s...

Foreign nationals have served in the U.S. military throughout American history. Indeed, in many chapters in U.S. history, they have been encouraged to serve with the promise of expedited avenues for naturalization. However, in recent years, noncitizens have faced increasing hurdles to serving...

The authors argue that outsourcing technology should be implemented into governance systems with consideration of their public or private nature. Functional review as a method of the administrative reform study showed lack of market-based governance methods, which proved to be effective in the...

The paper examined politics of climate change, National Security and Development in Nigeria. The paper argued that the nature of politics of climate change which is couched in the nature and character of Nigerian state has adversely affected National Security and Development in Nigeria....

National security determines the degree to which endangering national interests that sublimate national values is absent. With a review of the genesis and framework of the modern interpretation of national security, the paper discusses its approaches to endangerment. A retrospective of the ideas...

States have the interest to prevent unauthorized disclosure of state secrets or intelligence, which may jeopardize state security and essential interests. Nearly all countries have enacted specific domestic statutes or adopted relevant rules in their domestic laws regulating obtaining, retaining...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in modern warfare have revolutionized national security power dynamics between the United States, China, Russia, and private industry. The United States has fallen behind in military technologies and is now at the mercy of big technology companies to...

"In the third decade of the 21st century, Asia remains the global center of economics, politics and security. Asia is at the forefront of wealth creation, innovation, and sustainability. There is a growing demand for knowing more about Asia. This Major Reference Set (MRS) is designed to help...

A new consensus is growing across the European Union - and other parts of the world too: that globalization has gone too far. The argument goes as follows: as an exchange for higher efficiency and lower prices, Europe has sacrificed its ability to take care of itself and protect its own...

A new consensus is growing across the European Union - and other parts of the world too: that globalization has gone too far. The argument goes as follows: as an exchange for higher efficiency and lower prices, Europe has sacrificed its ability to take care of itself and protect its own...

While the public was transfixed by the Trump administration's policies alleging that imports were a threat to America's national security during 2017–20, there was a concomitant and more quiet US policy shift on the export side. Addressing the national security threat presented by exports...

In this paper, at first we start by defining Logistic City and the related concepts, then we present the World Logistic map which was published by the World Bank in 2012 in terms of Logistic Performance. Then, using the provided definitions and articles, A basic conceptual map is designed which...

This article reviews major decision-making models with an emphasis on basic theoretical perspectives as well as on how these models explain foreign policy decision making and national and international security decisions. Furthermore, we examine how these models have been utilized in...

This paper investigates the impact of national security concerns on equity valuations in the U.S. from 1985 to 2018. While existing literature focuses on actual events of a violent nature, our process is different. We examine the effect of continuous indices derived from media coverage of these...

National security policies are increasingly threatening the rules that govern trade and investment flows. This problem goes much deeper and is far more intractable than is suggested by current high-profile controversies, such as recent disputes over the Trump administration's steel and aluminum...

We study the economic consequences of a recent securities regulation that grants U.S. regulators broad new powers to revise or reject foreign acquisitions of firms deemed critical to U.S. national security. Our results document an important tradeoff between U.S. national security and shareholder...

Purpose - This study aims to scrutinize and analyze the regional challenges facing Kuwait and their impact on Kuwait's national security since the outbreak of Arab Spring revolutions in 2011. These challenges are as follows: the Iranian threat, the Arab Spring revolutions and the recent Gulf...

"This book examines how bilateralism and multilateralism serve as cornerstones in bringing countries together to enhance regional cooperation. It explores the unfolding dynamics of bilateral and multilateral relationships in South Asia and looks at how factors like absence of shared identities...

"BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) represents one of the most diverse regions of the world. Providing a unique link between South Asia and Southeast Asia, it brings together 1.5 billion people and a combined GDP of $2.7 trillion. This volume...