Foreign investment monitor archive
Our periodical check on the world of foreign investment screening
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Issue 10
Issue 10
World war tariff: Is the global trade conflict redrawing the FDI map?
The Trump administration’s drastic tariff strategy has upended the international trade order. What could this mean for foreign investment?
Nippon Steel’s unprecedented resurrection: Right answer for the wrong reason
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’s foreign investment regime gets sharper teeth: Are investors ready for the bite?
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.
Peeking into the black box: What UK court rulings reveal about national security reviews
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.
Politics, power, and investment: Transatlantic developments in FDI control
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.