The Need for CFIUS Reform to Address Homeland Security Concerns


 

Publication Date: January 2006

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Daniella Markheim

Research Area: Banking and finance

Keywords: Homeland defense; homeland security

Type: Report

Abstract:

A strong economy, bolstered by free trade and investment, is a pillar of national defense; reform of the CFIUS process should therefore address the appropriate reporting and consideration of investment by government-owned firms without opening the door to protectionism and chancing the economic and political consequences of politicizing foreign investment in the U.S.