February 11, 2024

The Washington Post on Elon Musk and Twitter (June 2022)

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The WaPo wrote last Thursday regarding Elon Musk, Twitter, and national security. The headline says China’s “hold” over Tesla created a national security risk related to . . . Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. A “dozen current and former officials involved in reviewing foreign investments” said the deal should concern national security leaders. The insinuation is …

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Critique of the New Executive Order on CFIUS (September 2022)

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The Executive Order defining additional national security factors for CFIUS to consider when evaluating transactions has been published.  Important stuff, but it’s not yet clear to me why its contents weren’t better suited for promulgation by the Committee as formal guidance or regulatory revisions, or by the Treasury Secretary as the chair of the Committee. …

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