Unrestricted foreign investment can lock countries into low‑value roles and stall domestic upgrading. Historical successes imposed strict conditions—sector limits, local content, performance targets, and technology transfer—so foreign capital served national priorities. 'Good globalisation' means bargaining for capability gains, not just inflows.
— This reframes globalization and development strategy around state bargaining power and capability building, guiding how policymakers should structure FDI in strategic sectors.
Julius Krein
2026.04.01
90% relevant
The Japan and Korea agreements explicitly substitute tariff relief for binding investment commitments into U.S. strategic industries, using government development banks, investment committees, and revenue‑sharing terms—precisely an operational form of gatekeeping foreign direct investment to steer capability building rather than leaving it to market flows.
Tyler Cowen
2026.03.11
60% relevant
The article highlights a 12% rise in foreign direct investment into Latin America in H1 2025 and frames the region as an attractive FDI destination for critical minerals and agriculture, showing how FDI is being used to build regional supply‑chain capacity—exactly the dynamic the 'Gatekeep FDI' idea tracks.
Rie Yano - Coral Capital
2026.03.04
85% relevant
The article recommends U.S.–Japan industrial integration to scale production quickly; this echoes the idea that foreign direct investment and targeted industrial policy must be managed (and sometimes conditioned) to build domestic strategic capabilities and reduce reliance on adversary supply chains.
EditorDavid
2026.01.04
82% relevant
This article describes U.S. attempts to rebuild upstream mineral processing capacity—exactly the sort of capability‑building the existing idea argues states must bargain for rather than rely on unfettered foreign investment. Actors: Phoenix Tailings, MP Materials; evidence: tiny domestic volumes, policy gap that leaves startups to shoulder strategic work.
Thomas des Garets Geddes
2025.12.28
82% relevant
He Pengyu’s chip essay and Mao Keji’s NDRC perspective (both republished/translated in the roundup) argue for building domestic supply chains and technology pathways as a strategic response to U.S. export restrictions—precisely the capability‑building, conditional‑FDI logic captured by the existing idea.
Guilherme Klein Martins
2025.10.07
100% relevant
Examples contrasted: Nigeria’s oil and Mexico’s export‑auto enclaves vs South Korea, Taiwan, the US and Japan’s tightly regulated foreign capital.