Natl Sec Foreign Investment

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This course examines the relationship between foreign investment and national security in the context of great power competition. It focuses on the key benefits and risks of foreign investment, and their implications for national security and strategy. It will examine how understandings of national security in relation to foreign investment have evolved over the last 20 years with fundamental changes in patterns of foreign investment, technological advancements (like big data, AI, and 5G), the environment, strategic relationships, and shifts in global power. The course will do so by looking at national approaches to this issue taken by the US and her allies (such as the UK, Europe, Australia, and Canada), as well as the approaches taken by Russia and China. We will also look at international efforts in this area intended to dampen the impact on globalization. No background in finance or law is required for this course, but case studies will look at different foreign investment domestic laws/regulations, and examples of proposed foreign investment deals that have been blocked, mitigated, or reviewed and cleared. Knowledge of basic international relations theory will be helpful.