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Issue 10
The Trump administration’s drastic tariff strategy has upended the international trade order. What could this mean for foreign investment?
President Trump’s revival of the Nippon Steel deal signals a new era of politicized investment review in the United States. As CFIUS becomes a tool of domestic strategy, foreign investors face greater uncertainty – and higher stakes.
Japan is tightening its grip on foreign investment in the name of national security. With new rules and broader oversight, even low-risk deals may now face scrutiny.
Court rulings are offering rare insights into the UK’s national security review regime. For investors, the message is clear: process matters, and preparation pays.
As foreign investment regimes harden across the transatlantic corridor, scrutiny is becoming sharper, broader and more political. In the EU, Dublin and Ottawa, once-routine deals are increasingly being viewed through a national security lens.