Political Economy of National Security, Critical Infrastructure and Securitization of Foreign Investments

Jakub M. Godzimirski is Research Professor, Research group on Russia, Asia and International Trade, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Oslo, Norway.Morten Skumsrud Andersen is Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), head of its research group on Global Order and Diplomacy, and the PI of the research project “Consequences of Investments for National Security” (COINS).

• Introduction.- Chapter 1 Squaring the circles: How to understand national security, critical infrastructure, vital societal functions, and the foreign ownership challenge?.- Chapter 2 The European approach to screening procedures: Leaders and laggards.- Chapter 3 Geographical dwarf, FDI giant – Protecting security and prosperity: The peculiar case of the Netherlands.- Chapter 4 Foreign investments and national security: Finland’s approach.- Chapter 5 Undermining liberal international order? The balancing act between attracting foreign direct investments and protecting national security interests in the US and the UK.- Chapter 6 Foreign investments and national security: The case of Russia.- Chapter 7 Foreign investment and evolving security concerns: The case of China.- Conclusions.