Outbound Screening Regimes – in their Infancy?

The use of inbound investment screening is well established. However, its counterpart in outbound screening is significantly less widespread and is still nascent in its use as a geoeconomic tool. To understand it further, we posit two questions: whether the use of outbound investment screening by the US is a response to structural changes in international economic relations or a short-term policy choice; and, if so, what can be extrapolated from the approach of the US and the consideration of this measure by the EU?