The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
Foreign Investment Attraction and CFIUS: Can the “Known Investor Program” Make U.S. Investment Screening More Efficient?
English Summary
The Known Investor Program (KIP) is designed to significantly enhance the efficiency of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review process. By allowing reliable, allied investors to pre-disclose extensive information, the KIP aims to streamline screening and address bottlenecks that currently risk stalling massive foreign direct investment (FDI). This reform is critical for the U.S. to achieve a delicate balance: attracting necessary foreign capital for reindustrialization while maintaining stringent national security controls against adversarial interests. If successful, the KIP will allow the U.S. to accelerate economic growth without compromising its strategic technological and critical infrastructure security.
中文摘要
已知投資者計畫（KIP）旨在顯著提高美國外國投資委員會（CFIUS）審查流程的效率。透過允許可靠的盟友投資者預先揭露大量資訊，KIP旨在簡化審查程序，並解決目前可能導致大規模外國直接投資（FDI）停滯的瓶頸。這項改革對於美國至關重要，因為它能幫助美國達成微妙的平衡：在吸引必要外國資本進行再工業化的同時，仍能維持針對敵對勢力的嚴格國家安全控制。如果成功，KIP將使美國能夠在不損害其戰略技術和關鍵基礎設施安全的前提下，加速經濟增長。
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