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Key Focus

The purview of CFIUS, which is led by the Treasury secretary and made up of officials from federal agencies, has broadened in scope in recent decades along with what the United States considers a threat to national security. Today, technology such as semiconductors and quantum computing are considered matters of national security, a departure from the early days when the concerns stemmed mostly from access to American innovations that could be used to build traditional military equipment such as tanks and planes ...

The Pentagon was concerned that the Allegheny unit's technology could make its way to the Soviet Union, and classified the metal that the U.S. firm produced as critical to national security on the basis it was used to make military aircraft ...

Momentum supporting factors

(cfius,investments)

Challenge supporting factors

(american,company,steel)

(american,cfius,international)

(american,international)

(cfius,congress,international)

(american,cfius,transparency)

(american,transparency)

(cfius,congress,transparency)

(american,cfius,secretary)

(american,cfius,purview)

(american,steel,experts)

(american,trump)

(american,singapore)

(cfius,congress,intervened)

(company,election,political)

(company,political)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(security,technology)

(security,international)

(security,military)

(security,american)

(american,cfius,security)

(cfius,threat)

(american,cfius,united_states)

(american,united_states)

(cfius,united_states)

(security,cfius,united_states)

(american,cfius,threat)

(american,threat)

(security,cfius,threat)

(american,cfius,senate_democrats)

(cfius,international)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	19.57	0.18	80.26

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (security,technology)	100.00
(2) (security,international)	75.76
(3) (security,military)	73.67
(4) (security,american)	73.32
(5) (american,company,steel)	65.69
(6) (american,cfius,international)	62.66
(7) (american,international)	61.23
(8) (american,cfius,security)	58.49
(9) (cfius,threat)	56.46
(10) (american,cfius,united_states)	49.32
(11) (american,united_states)	49.20
(12) (cfius,united_states)	49.14
(13) (security,cfius,united_states)	48.96
(14) (american,cfius,threat)	48.36
(15) (american,threat)	48.12
(16) (security,cfius,threat)	47.95
(17) (american,cfius,senate_democrats)	47.41
(18) (cfius,international)	47.35
(19) (american,company,senate_democrats)	46.58
(20) (cfius,company,senate_democrats)	45.80
(21) (company,senate_democrats)	45.62
(22) (security,cfius,senate_democrats)	45.56
(23) (security,senate_democrats)	45.32
(24) (security,cfius,secretary)	45.27
(25) (security,cfius,purview)	45.21
(26) (american,cfius,presidential)	45.03
(27) (american,company,presidential)	44.01
(28) (cfius,company,presidential)	43.24
(29) (company,election,presidential)	42.58
(30) (company,presidential)	42.35
(31) (security,cfius,presidential)	42.29
(32) (american,company,opposition)	42.17
(33) (cfius,company,opposition)	41.22
(34) (security,cfius,opposition)	40.86
(35) (cfius,company,international)	39.79
(36) (american,cfius,company)	39.67
(37) (security,cfius,international)	39.13
(38) (security,cfius,federal)	38.95
(39) (cfius,company,election)	38.77
(40) (cfius,congress,political)	38.71
(41) (cfius,political)	38.12
(42) (security,cfius,election)	37.64
(43) (security,cfius,congress)	37.11
(44) (security,soviet_union)	36.93
(45) (security,united_states)	36.57
(46) (security,trade)	36.51
(47) (security,threat)	36.45
(48) (security,thorny)	36.39
(49) (security,steel)	36.33
(50) (american,company,security)	34.96
(51) (cfius,company,security)	34.19
(52) (company,security)	33.95
(53) (company,steel)	32.34
(54) (american,cfius,state-owned)	31.86
(55) (american,company,state-owned)	31.03
(56) (american,state-owned)	30.85
(57) (cfius,company,state-owned)	30.20
(58) (american,steel,nippon)	29.84
(59) (cfius,congress,state-owned)	29.54
(60) (american,company,president_biden)	29.06
(61) (american,steel,president_biden)	28.65
(62) (company,president_biden)	28.59
(63) (american,company,politics)	28.23
(64) (american,steel,politics)	27.81
(65) (company,election,politics)	27.46
(66) (american,company,political)	26.92
(67) (cfius,company,political)	26.03
(68) (american,company,policy)	24.78
(69) (american,steel,policy)	24.24
(70) (company,election,policy)	24.00
(71) (american,company,pennsylvania)	23.47
(72) (american,steel,pennsylvania)	22.87
(73) (cfius,congress,international)	21.02
(74) (cfius,military)	19.95
(75) (american,cfius,transparency)	17.33
(76) (american,transparency)	17.15
(77) (cfius,technology)	16.62
(78) (cfius,congress,transparency)	16.50
(79) (cfius,investments)	16.26
(80) (american,cfius,secretary)	16.20
(81) (american,cfius,purview)	15.54
(82) (american,steel,nippon_steel)	15.01
(83) (company,election,nippon)	14.77
(84) (american,steel,metal)	14.23
(85) (american,steel,manufacturing)	14.18
(86) (american,steel,heartland)	14.12
(87) (american,steel,experts)	14.06
(88) (american,steel,eclipsing)	14.00
(89) (american,trump)	13.94
(90) (american,trade)	13.88
(91) (american,singapore)	13.82
(92) (cfius,congress,scrutinize)	12.63
(93) (cfius,congress,military)	12.09
(94) (company,political)	11.73
(95) (cfius,congress,investments)	11.44
(96) (cfius,congress,intervened)	10.84
(97) (cfius,company,dp_world)	10.30
(98) (company,election,american)	10.24
(99) (cfius,congress,dp_world)	9.65
(100) (cfius,congress,crosswinds)	9.05

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

momentum - Back to HLA

Ford amid concerns about investments that members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries were making in American portfolio assets, according to the Congressional Research Service. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,investments)

challenge - Back to HLA

It could depend on whether Nippon wants to see the process through and if Mr. Biden wants to take action to ensure that U.S. Steel remains an American company before the election.. . To some experts, the possibility that such a deal, involving a close American ally, could unravel is a case of politics eclipsing policy ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,company,steel)
(company,election,american)
Inferred entity relationships (23)
(company,election,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,company,presidential) [inferred]
(american,company,pennsylvania) [inferred]
(american,company,steel) [inferred]
(american,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(company,election,nippon) [inferred]
(company,election,policy) [inferred]
(company,election,political) [inferred]
(american,company,political) [inferred]
(company,election,security) [inferred]
(american,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,politics) [inferred]
(company,election,washington-based) [inferred]
(american,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(company,election,politics) [inferred]
(company,election,presidential) [inferred]
(american,company,president_biden) [inferred]
(company,election,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,security) [inferred]
(company,election,lawyer) [inferred]
(american,company,policy) [inferred]
(american,company,election) [inferred]
(company,steel) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Following a political firestorm in 2006 after a state-owned Dubai company, DP World, sought to manage some terminal operations at six American ports, Congress intervened to deter the deal. It also moved to impose greater transparency on CFIUS and ensure that it was screening international transactions rigorously. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,cfius,international)
(cfius,congress,international)
(cfius,congress,transparency)
(american,international)
(american,transparency)
(american,cfius,transparency)
Inferred entity relationships (25)
(cfius,congress,intervened) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,political) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,scrutinize) [inferred]
(american,cfius,company) [inferred]
(american,cfius,international) [inferred]
(american,cfius,threat) [inferred]
(cfius,international,security) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,state-owned) [inferred]
(american,cfius,transparency) [inferred]
(american,cfius,security) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,investments) [inferred]
(american,cfius,presidential) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,security) [inferred]
(cfius,transparency) [inferred]
(american,cfius,united_states) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,transparency) [inferred]
(american,cfius,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,international) [inferred]
(american,cfius,purview) [inferred]
(american,cfius,secretary) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,crosswinds) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,military) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,international) [inferred]
(american,cfius,senate_democrats) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Ford amid concerns about investments that members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries were making in American portfolio assets, according to the Congressional Research Service.. . The purview of CFIUS, which is led by the Treasury secretary and made up of officials from federal agencies, has broadened in scope in recent decades along with what the United States considers a threat to national security ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,cfius,secretary)
(american,cfius,purview)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(american,cfius,united_states) [inferred]
(cfius,secretary,security) [inferred]
(american,cfius,state-owned) [inferred]
(american,cfius,company) [inferred]
(american,cfius,international) [inferred]
(american,cfius,purview) [inferred]
(american,cfius,secretary) [inferred]
(american,cfius,threat) [inferred]
(american,cfius,transparency) [inferred]
(american,cfius,security) [inferred]
(american,cfius,presidential) [inferred]
(cfius,purview,security) [inferred]
(american,cfius,senate_democrats) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Biden wants to take action to ensure that U.S. Steel remains an American company before the election.. . To some experts, the possibility that such a deal, involving a close American ally, could unravel is a case of politics eclipsing policy ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,steel,experts)

challenge - Back to HLA

Steel is unlike recent transactions involving companies such as China's ByteDance or Singapore's Broadcom, which President Donald J. Trump blocked from acquiring the American chipmaker Qualcomm in 2018.. . Instead, it appears to be the 1980s all over again - when anxiety over trade with Japan ran high ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,trump)

challenge - Back to HLA

Steel is unlike recent transactions involving companies such as China's ByteDance or Singapore's Broadcom, which President Donald J. Trump blocked from acquiring the American chipmaker Qualcomm in 2018. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,singapore)

challenge - Back to HLA

Following a political firestorm in 2006 after a state-owned Dubai company, DP World, sought to manage some terminal operations at six American ports, Congress intervened to deter the deal. It also moved to impose greater transparency on CFIUS and ensure that it was screening international transactions rigorously ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,congress,intervened)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(cfius,congress,scrutinize) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,transparency) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,crosswinds) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,investments) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,military) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,international) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,political) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,security) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

"It's an election year and the notion of a foreign company buying an iconic brand in the U.S. in a swing state just invites a kneejerk political response," said John Kabealo, a Washington-based lawyer who specializes in cross-border transactions ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,election,political)
(company,political)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(company,election,politics) [inferred]
(company,election,presidential) [inferred]
(company,election,nippon) [inferred]
(company,election,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(company,election,lawyer) [inferred]
(company,election,policy) [inferred]
(company,election,opposition) [inferred]
(company,election,security) [inferred]
(company,election,washington-based) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

"It's an election year and the notion of a foreign company buying an iconic brand in the U.S. in a swing state just invites a kneejerk political response," said John Kabealo, a Washington-based lawyer who specializes in cross-border transactions. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,election,washington-based)
(company,washington-based)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(company,election,politics) [inferred]
(company,election,presidential) [inferred]
(company,election,nippon) [inferred]
(company,election,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(company,election,lawyer) [inferred]
(company,election,policy) [inferred]
(company,election,political) [inferred]
(company,election,opposition) [inferred]
(company,election,security) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The Pentagon was concerned that the Allegheny unit's technology could make its way to the Soviet Union, and classified the metal that the U.S. firm produced as critical to national security on the basis it was used to make military aircraft ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,technology)
(security,soviet_union)

WIP - Back to HLA

The purview of CFIUS, which is led by the Treasury secretary and made up of officials from federal agencies, has broadened in scope in recent decades along with what the United States considers a threat to national security. Today, technology such as semiconductors and quantum computing are considered matters of national security, a departure from the early days when the concerns stemmed mostly from access to American innovations that could be used to build traditional military equipment such as tanks and planes ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,technology)
(security,united_states)
(security,threat)

WIP - Back to HLA

The purview of CFIUS, which is led by the Treasury secretary and made up of officials from federal agencies, has broadened in scope in recent decades along with what the United States considers a threat to national security. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,threat)
(american,cfius,united_states)
(american,cfius,threat)
(american,united_states)
(cfius,united_states)
(security,cfius,threat)
(security,cfius,united_states)
(american,cfius,security)
(cfius,threat)
Inferred entity relationships (18)
(cfius,united_states) [inferred]
(security,united_states) [inferred]
(cfius,threat) [inferred]
(american,cfius,company) [inferred]
(american,cfius,international) [inferred]
(american,cfius,threat) [inferred]
(american,cfius,transparency) [inferred]
(american,cfius,security) [inferred]
(cfius,security,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,cfius,presidential) [inferred]
(american,cfius,united_states) [inferred]
(security,threat) [inferred]
(american,cfius,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,security,united_states) [inferred]
(american,cfius,purview) [inferred]
(american,cfius,secretary) [inferred]
(cfius,security,threat) [inferred]
(american,cfius,senate_democrats) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

With a presidential election six months away and opposition to the deal strong among union members and some Senate Democrats, the opaque committee is facing pressure to conclude that a deal involving a company of a top American ally threatens national security. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,election,security)
(american,cfius,presidential)
(cfius,company,presidential)
(american,company,presidential)
(american,cfius,senate_democrats)
(american,company,opposition)
(security,cfius,opposition)
(american,company,senate_democrats)
(security,cfius,senate_democrats)
(security,senate_democrats)
(company,senate_democrats)
(cfius,company,senate_democrats)
(cfius,company,election)
(company,presidential)
(security,cfius,presidential)
(security,cfius,election)
(cfius,company,opposition)
(company,election,american)
Inferred entity relationships (50)
(company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,company,presidential) [inferred]
(american,company,steel) [inferred]
(american,cfius,company) [inferred]
(american,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,cfius,international) [inferred]
(cfius,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,cfius,security) [inferred]
(american,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,politics) [inferred]
(company,election,politics) [inferred]
(company,election,presidential) [inferred]
(company,election,opposition) [inferred]
(american,cfius,state-owned) [inferred]
(american,company,security) [inferred]
(cfius,security,united_states) [inferred]
(security,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(company,election,lawyer) [inferred]
(cfius,security,threat) [inferred]
(american,company,election) [inferred]
(cfius,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(company,election,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(cfius,company,congress) [inferred]
(cfius,company,security) [inferred]
(cfius,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,pennsylvania) [inferred]
(company,election,nippon) [inferred]
(american,cfius,threat) [inferred]
(cfius,company,intervened) [inferred]
(company,election,policy) [inferred]
(company,election,political) [inferred]
(american,cfius,transparency) [inferred]
(american,company,political) [inferred]
(american,cfius,presidential) [inferred]
(company,election,security) [inferred]
(company,election,washington-based) [inferred]
(american,cfius,united_states) [inferred]
(american,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,company,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,company,presidential) [inferred]
(cfius,company,election) [inferred]
(american,company,president_biden) [inferred]
(company,presidential) [inferred]
(cfius,presidential,security) [inferred]
(american,cfius,purview) [inferred]
(american,cfius,secretary) [inferred]
(cfius,company,political) [inferred]
(american,company,policy) [inferred]
(cfius,company,international) [inferred]
(american,cfius,senate_democrats) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The purview of CFIUS, which is led by the Treasury secretary and made up of officials from federal agencies, has broadened in scope in recent decades along with what the United States considers a threat to national security ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,cfius,purview)
(security,cfius,secretary)
(security,cfius,federal)

WIP - Back to HLA

With a presidential election six months away and opposition to the deal strong among union members and some Senate Democrats, the opaque committee is facing pressure to conclude that a deal involving a company of a top American ally threatens national security ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,election,senate_democrats)
(company,election,presidential)
(company,election,opposition)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(company,election,politics) [inferred]
(company,election,presidential) [inferred]
(company,election,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(company,election,opposition) [inferred]
(company,election,nippon) [inferred]
(company,election,lawyer) [inferred]
(company,election,policy) [inferred]
(company,election,political) [inferred]
(company,election,security) [inferred]
(company,election,washington-based) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

With a presidential election six months away and opposition to the deal strong among union members and some Senate Democrats, the opaque committee is facing pressure to conclude that a deal involving a company of a top American ally threatens national security.. . The committee, known as CFIUS, was created in the 1970s to screen international mergers and acquisitions for national security concerns. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,international)
(american,cfius,international)
(security,cfius,international)
(cfius,international)
(american,international)
(cfius,company,international)
Inferred entity relationships (23)
(cfius,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,company,congress) [inferred]
(cfius,company,security) [inferred]
(cfius,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,cfius,company) [inferred]
(american,cfius,threat) [inferred]
(cfius,international,security) [inferred]
(cfius,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(cfius,company,intervened) [inferred]
(american,cfius,transparency) [inferred]
(american,cfius,security) [inferred]
(american,cfius,presidential) [inferred]
(american,cfius,united_states) [inferred]
(cfius,company,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,company,presidential) [inferred]
(cfius,company,election) [inferred]
(american,cfius,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,international) [inferred]
(international,security) [inferred]
(american,cfius,purview) [inferred]
(american,cfius,secretary) [inferred]
(cfius,company,political) [inferred]
(american,cfius,senate_democrats) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

By 2022, CFIUS reviewed more than 400 transactions and 20 were abandoned after the committee raised national security concerns that could not be mitigated, according to the panel's most recent report to Congress. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,cfius,congress)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(cfius,congress,scrutinize) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,intervened) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,transparency) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,crosswinds) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,investments) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,military) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,international) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,political) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The Pentagon was concerned that the Allegheny unit's technology could make its way to the Soviet Union, and classified the metal that the U.S. firm produced as critical to national security on the basis it was used to make military aircraft. Faced with that complication, Nippon reluctantly withdrew its offer. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,military)

WIP - Back to HLA

Today, technology such as semiconductors and quantum computing are considered matters of national security, a departure from the early days when the concerns stemmed mostly from access to American innovations that could be used to build traditional military equipment such as tanks and planes. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,technology)
(security,military)

WIP - Back to HLA

"In 1983 there was a real bona fide concern of technology leakage to the former Soviet Union," said Mario Mancuso, who leads the international trade and national security practice at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.. . Mr. Mancuso noted that the situation 40 years ago differed significantly from the current case because it was hard to argue that the Nippon Steel bid could somehow benefit an adversary like Russia or China ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,trade)
(security,international)

WIP - Back to HLA

With a presidential election six months away and opposition to the deal strong among union members and some Senate Democrats, the opaque committee is facing pressure to conclude that a deal involving a company of a top American ally threatens national security.. . The committee, known as CFIUS, was created in the 1970s to screen international mergers and acquisitions for national security concerns ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,american)
(american,company,security)
(cfius,company,security)
(company,security)
(american,cfius,company)
(american,cfius,security)
Inferred entity relationships (37)
(cfius,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,company,congress) [inferred]
(cfius,company,security) [inferred]
(american,company,presidential) [inferred]
(cfius,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,pennsylvania) [inferred]
(american,company,steel) [inferred]
(american,cfius,company) [inferred]
(american,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,cfius,international) [inferred]
(american,cfius,threat) [inferred]
(cfius,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(cfius,company,intervened) [inferred]
(american,cfius,transparency) [inferred]
(american,company,political) [inferred]
(cfius,security,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,cfius,security) [inferred]
(american,cfius,presidential) [inferred]
(american,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,politics) [inferred]
(american,cfius,united_states) [inferred]
(american,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,company,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,company,presidential) [inferred]
(cfius,company,election) [inferred]
(american,company,president_biden) [inferred]
(company,security) [inferred]
(american,cfius,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,security,united_states) [inferred]
(american,cfius,purview) [inferred]
(american,cfius,secretary) [inferred]
(cfius,company,political) [inferred]
(cfius,security,threat) [inferred]
(american,company,policy) [inferred]
(cfius,company,international) [inferred]
(american,company,election) [inferred]
(american,cfius,senate_democrats) [inferred]

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Today, technology such as semiconductors and quantum computing are considered matters of national security, a departure from the early days when the concerns stemmed mostly from access to American innovations that could be used to build traditional military equipment such as tanks and planes ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,american)

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For cases that require a full investigation, the committee makes a recommendation to the president, who has the final say about whether a transaction should be blocked on national security grounds.. . The U.S. Steel acquisition will be particularly thorny because Japan is a close ally - Mr. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,steel)
(security,thorny)

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Backlash over the deal has echoes of the 1980s when Nippon Steel tried and failed to buy another American metal company.. . . At a campaign event last month in Pennsylvania, the heartland of American steel manufacturing, President Biden made clear that he does not want the proposed takeover of U.S. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,company,steel)
(american,steel,manufacturing)
(company,steel)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(american,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(american,company,president_biden) [inferred]
(american,company,presidential) [inferred]
(american,company,pennsylvania) [inferred]
(american,company,security) [inferred]
(american,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,company,policy) [inferred]
(american,company,political) [inferred]
(american,company,election) [inferred]
(company,steel) [inferred]
(american,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,politics) [inferred]

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Following a political firestorm in 2006 after a state-owned Dubai company, DP World, sought to manage some terminal operations at six American ports, Congress intervened to deter the deal ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,state-owned)
(cfius,congress,dp_world)
(cfius,political)
(american,company,political)
(cfius,congress,state-owned)
(cfius,company,political)
(american,cfius,state-owned)
(cfius,company,state-owned)
(american,company,state-owned)
(cfius,company,dp_world)
(cfius,congress,political)
(american,cfius,company)
Inferred entity relationships (47)
(company,state-owned) [inferred]
(company,political) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,intervened) [inferred]
(american,company,presidential) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,political) [inferred]
(american,company,steel) [inferred]
(american,cfius,company) [inferred]
(american,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,cfius,international) [inferred]
(cfius,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,cfius,security) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,investments) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,security) [inferred]
(american,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,politics) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,transparency) [inferred]
(american,company,security) [inferred]
(american,cfius,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,crosswinds) [inferred]
(american,company,election) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,international) [inferred]
(cfius,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,company,congress) [inferred]
(cfius,company,security) [inferred]
(cfius,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,pennsylvania) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,scrutinize) [inferred]
(american,cfius,threat) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,company,intervened) [inferred]
(american,cfius,transparency) [inferred]
(american,company,political) [inferred]
(american,cfius,presidential) [inferred]
(american,cfius,united_states) [inferred]
(cfius,company,dp_world) [inferred]
(american,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,company,presidential) [inferred]
(cfius,company,election) [inferred]
(american,company,president_biden) [inferred]
(american,cfius,purview) [inferred]
(american,cfius,secretary) [inferred]
(cfius,company,political) [inferred]
(american,company,policy) [inferred]
(cfius,company,international) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,military) [inferred]
(american,cfius,senate_democrats) [inferred]

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. . At a campaign event last month in Pennsylvania, the heartland of American steel manufacturing, President Biden made clear that he does not want the proposed takeover of U.S. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,steel,president_biden)
(american,company,president_biden)
(company,president_biden)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(american,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(american,company,presidential) [inferred]
(american,company,pennsylvania) [inferred]
(american,company,steel) [inferred]
(american,company,security) [inferred]
(american,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,company,policy) [inferred]
(american,company,political) [inferred]
(american,company,election) [inferred]
(company,president_biden) [inferred]
(american,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,politics) [inferred]

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To some experts, the possibility that such a deal, involving a close American ally, could unravel is a case of politics eclipsing policy. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,election,politics)
(american,company,policy)
(american,steel,eclipsing)
(american,company,politics)
(american,steel,politics)
(american,steel,policy)
(company,election,policy)
Inferred entity relationships (22)
(company,election,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,company,presidential) [inferred]
(american,company,pennsylvania) [inferred]
(american,company,steel) [inferred]
(american,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(company,election,nippon) [inferred]
(company,election,policy) [inferred]
(company,election,political) [inferred]
(american,company,political) [inferred]
(company,election,security) [inferred]
(american,company,opposition) [inferred]
(company,election,washington-based) [inferred]
(american,company,politics) [inferred]
(american,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(company,election,politics) [inferred]
(company,election,presidential) [inferred]
(american,company,president_biden) [inferred]
(company,election,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,security) [inferred]
(company,election,lawyer) [inferred]
(american,company,policy) [inferred]
(american,company,election) [inferred]

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Backlash over the deal has echoes of the 1980s when Nippon Steel tried and failed to buy another American metal company.. . . At a campaign event last month in Pennsylvania, the heartland of American steel manufacturing, President Biden made clear that he does not want the proposed takeover of U.S ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,company,pennsylvania)
(american,steel,nippon_steel)
(american,steel,heartland)
(american,steel,pennsylvania)
(american,steel,metal)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(american,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(american,company,president_biden) [inferred]
(american,company,presidential) [inferred]
(american,company,steel) [inferred]
(american,company,security) [inferred]
(american,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(american,company,policy) [inferred]
(american,company,political) [inferred]
(american,company,election) [inferred]
(american,company,opposition) [inferred]
(american,company,politics) [inferred]

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control over domestic steel supplies. The committee could also try to require Nippon to agree to safeguards that would protect American jobs and ensure a sufficient level of steel supplies are available ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,steel,nippon)

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It could depend on whether Nippon wants to see the process through and if Mr. Biden wants to take action to ensure that U.S. Steel remains an American company before the election. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,steel,nippon)
(company,election,nippon)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(company,election,politics) [inferred]
(company,election,presidential) [inferred]
(company,election,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(company,election,lawyer) [inferred]
(company,election,policy) [inferred]
(company,election,political) [inferred]
(company,election,opposition) [inferred]
(company,election,security) [inferred]
(company,election,washington-based) [inferred]

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Trump blocked from acquiring the American chipmaker Qualcomm in 2018.. . Instead, it appears to be the 1980s all over again - when anxiety over trade with Japan ran high. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(american,trade)

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Over the years, the powers of CFIUS and the types of transactions that it can review have been expanded by Congress as political crosswinds changed course or intensified. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,congress,political)
(cfius,political)
(cfius,congress,crosswinds)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(cfius,congress,intervened) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,transparency) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,political) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,scrutinize) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,crosswinds) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,investments) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,military) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,international) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,security) [inferred]

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In 2018, amid concern about Chinese investments, Congress passed legislation that gave the committee more time to scrutinize transactions and the authority to review land purchases near military installations. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,congress,scrutinize)
(cfius,congress,military)
(cfius,military)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(cfius,congress,intervened) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,transparency) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,political) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,scrutinize) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,crosswinds) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,investments) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,military) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,international) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,security) [inferred]

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. In 2018, amid concern about Chinese investments, Congress passed legislation that gave the committee more time to scrutinize transactions and the authority to review land purchases near military installations ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,congress,investments)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(cfius,congress,scrutinize) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,intervened) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,transparency) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,crosswinds) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,military) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,international) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,political) [inferred]
(cfius,congress,security) [inferred]

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Instead, it appears to be the 1980s all over again - when anxiety over trade with Japan ran high.. . In 1983 the threat of a CFIUS intervention caused another metals merger involving the same Nippon Steel Corporation to unravel ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,threat)

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The Reagan administration had other ideas, however, and at the request of the Department of Defense, the transaction was reviewed by CFIUS. The Pentagon was concerned that the Allegheny unit's technology could make its way to the Soviet Union, and classified the metal that the U.S. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,technology)

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Today, technology such as semiconductors and quantum computing are considered matters of national security, a departure from the early days when the concerns stemmed mostly from access to American innovations that could be used to build traditional military equipment such as tanks and planes.. . Over the years, the powers of CFIUS and the types of transactions that it can review have been expanded by Congress as political crosswinds changed course or intensified ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,military)

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It also moved to impose greater transparency on CFIUS and ensure that it was screening international transactions rigorously.. . In 2018, amid concern about Chinese investments, Congress passed legislation that gave the committee more time to scrutinize transactions and the authority to review land purchases near military installations ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,investments)

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Following a political firestorm in 2006 after a state-owned Dubai company, DP World, sought to manage some terminal operations at six American ports, Congress intervened to deter the deal. It also moved to impose greater transparency on CFIUS and ensure that it was screening international transactions rigorously.. . In 2018, amid concern about Chinese investments, Congress passed legislation that gave the committee more time to scrutinize transactions and the authority to review land purchases near military installations ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,international)
(cfius,transparency)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(cfius,international,security) [inferred]

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Following a political firestorm in 2006 after a state-owned Dubai company, DP World, sought to manage some terminal operations at six American ports, Congress intervened to deter the deal. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cfius,company,intervened)
(cfius,company,congress)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(cfius,company,dp_world) [inferred]
(cfius,company,state-owned) [inferred]
(cfius,company,presidential) [inferred]
(cfius,company,election) [inferred]
(cfius,company,congress) [inferred]
(cfius,company,security) [inferred]
(cfius,company,opposition) [inferred]
(cfius,company,political) [inferred]
(cfius,company,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(company,congress) [inferred]
(cfius,company,intervened) [inferred]
(cfius,company,international) [inferred]

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Over the years, the powers of CFIUS and the types of transactions that it can review have been expanded by Congress as political crosswinds changed course or intensified.. . Following a political firestorm in 2006 after a state-owned Dubai company, DP World, sought to manage some terminal operations at six American ports, Congress intervened to deter the deal ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,political)
(company,state-owned)
(company,congress)

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in a swing state just invites a kneejerk political response," said John Kabealo, a Washington-based lawyer who specializes in cross-border transactions. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(company,election,lawyer)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(company,election,politics) [inferred]
(company,election,presidential) [inferred]
(company,election,nippon) [inferred]
(company,election,senate_democrats) [inferred]
(company,election,policy) [inferred]
(company,election,political) [inferred]
(company,election,opposition) [inferred]
(company,election,security) [inferred]
(company,election,washington-based) [inferred]

Semantics Relevance

Furor Over U.S. Steel Bid Puts Secretive Government Panel In Spotlight