CFIUS national security review just one tool in government's expanding toolkit
By Curtis Eichelberger ( June 25, 2026, 20:03 GMT | Comment) -- The US government's national security review of foreign investments in the US used to be one of the country's primary means of ensuring adversaries didn't steal American military secrets or gain access to personal information for blackmail, and preventing foreign governments from gaining influence over US industries, markets and even elections. Today, it is just one tool in an ever-expanding toolkit the government uses to achieve its goals.The US government's national security review of foreign investments in the US used to be one of the country's primary means of ensuring adversaries didn't steal American military secrets or gain access to personal information for blackmail, and preventing foreign governments from gaining influence over US industries, markets and even elections....
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