CELIS Non-Papers

Written by Dominika Pietkun, Programme Associate at the CELIS Institute and PhD Candidate at the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The final panel at CFIS Investment Screening and Economic Security 2024 (CFIS 24) was dedicated to the European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (the “FSR”)1 which entered into force on January…

Written by Simon Sharghi-Erdmosa, Programme Associate at the CELIS Institute and MA Student at Sciences Po Paris.   During CFIS Investment Screening and Economic Security 2024 (CFIS 24), the panel discussion titled “Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds & Investment Screening” gathered experts to explore the evolving roles of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and pension funds…

Written by Neil Noronha, Law Student at the University of Virginia. This non-paper reflects on the CFIS 24 panel discussion on investment screening in the defence sector. It examines how governments and industry define critical sectors, the importance of cooperation in shaping effective screening regimes, and the challenge of balancing security with openness. The panel…

Written by Simon Shargi-Erdmosa, Programme Associate at the CELIS Institute and MA Student at Sciences Po Paris. As geopolitical tensions intensify and technological advancements accelerate, export controls and investment screening policies are undergoing significant transformation. During the CFIS 24 Paris Conference, a panel discussion titled “Preserving the Battlefield Gap: Between Export Control and Outbound Investment Screening” brought…

Written by Liam McGrath, Programme Associate at the CELIS Institute and LL.M. Candidate at Leiden University. The increasing involvement of certain foreign interests in EU candidate countries poses a significant threat to their economic security. Russia has employed a destabilising strategy of leveraging economic assets—particularly in the energy sector—as tools of political influence. Meanwhile, China’s…

Written by Dominika Pietkun, Programme Associate at the CELIS Institute and PhD Candidate at the Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. CFIS Investment Screening and Economic Security 2024 (CFIS 24) brought together a diverse panel of experts to discuss the regulatory and investment challenges from the perspective of economic security. The…