China’s Anti-Monopoly Merger Control and National Security: Interactions with Foreign Investment Law and Beyond

Unlike the United States or the European Union, China has adopted a unique approach that combines foreign investment law and anti-monopoly law to protect national security in merger transactions. Meirong Jin and Qian Li argue that anti-monopoly merger control has been an indispensable part of China’s national security protection framework, with four characteristics that make… Continue reading China’s Anti-Monopoly Merger Control and National Security: Interactions with Foreign Investment Law and Beyond

Endless War Challenges Analysis of Drone Strike Effectiveness

Whether counterterrorism drone strikes are effective is one of the major questions currently facing US policymakers. The objectives offered as justifications for these strikes are arguably vague and over-broad and therefore run the risk of taking on an endless character. David Sterman argues that “endlessness” is a hazard that has not been appropriately addressed by… Continue reading Endless War Challenges Analysis of Drone Strike Effectiveness

Drone Strike—Analyzing Public Perceptions of Legitimacy

Paul Lushenko considers how Mitt Regan’s book Drone Strike: Analyzing the Impacts of Targeted Killing [see also Regan’s article in this volume] informs the national security community’s understanding of the public’s perceptions of legitimate drone strikes. Lushenko explains that Regan, in evaluating the effectiveness of the post-9/11 US drone program, raises an important question about the implications of public… Continue reading Drone Strike—Analyzing Public Perceptions of Legitimacy