
Ashley Lenihan On The Politics Of Cross-Border M&A, CFIUS And Sensitive Sectors
Macro Hive Conversations With Bilal Hafeez
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International Relations and Foreign Investments - What Is It About?
I think more and more in that global context we see states using outward foreign investment as a tool of economic statecraft. It's also often about more than just economic power so some states for example through state owned or affiliated companies are trying to buy foreign companies, he says. The risks associated this could be anything from control and access over resources it could be about control over particular technology but there're all sorts of different security issues that can crop up according to the author.
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