Abbreviations

ABCANZ

American, British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Multilateral Master Information Exchange Treaty

ADM

Archer Daniel Midland

AIG

American International Group

AMF

Autorité des Marchés Financiers (France)

AML

Anti-Monopoly Law

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

BEIS

UK Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy

BERR

UK Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

BIS

UK Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills

BP

British Petroleum

CDA

categorical data analysis

CFIUS

Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States

CMA

UK Competition and Markets Authority

CPII

Columbia Program on International Investment

CSI

Container Security Initiative

CVCF

China Venture Capital Fund

DHS

US Department of Homeland Security

DOD

US Department of Defense

DOJ

US Department of Justice

DPA

1950 Defense Production Act (US)

DPW

Dubai Ports World

DSS

US DOD Defense Security Service

EEA

European Economic Area

EIU

Economist Intelligence Unit

ESRC

US–China Economic & Security Review Commission

EU

European Union

FAS

Federal Antimonopoly Service (Russia)

FBI

US Federal Bureau of Investigation

FDI

foreign direct investment

FIE

Foreign Invested Enterprise (China)

FINSA

2007 Foreign Investment and National Security Act (US)

FIRB

Foreign Investment Review Board (Australia)

FOCI

Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence

FTA

1973 Fair Trading Act (UK)

FTC

US Federal Trade Commission

FTZ

free trade zone

IEA

International Energy Agency

IEEPA

1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (US)

IFDI

inward foreign direct investment

ISC

UK Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee

ISS

Inchcape Shipping Services

JV

joint venture

M&A

cross-border mergers and acquisitions

MAP

Ministry of the Russian Federation on Antimonopoly Policy and Support to Entrepreneurship (Russia)

MDA

MacDonald Detweiller

MOFCOM

Ministry of Commerce (China)

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NDRC

National Development and Reform Commission (China)

NIC

US National Intelligence Council

NISP

National Industrial Security Program (US)

NOC

national oil company

NSA

National Security Agency (US)

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

PA

Proxy Agreement

P&O

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company

PDVSA

Petróleos de Venezuela

PGAP

Pew Global Attitudes Project

SAIC

State Administration of Industry and Commerce (China)

SASAC

State Asset Supervision and Administration Commission (China)

SCA

Security Control Agreement

SEC

US Securities and Exchange Commission

SOE

state-owned enterprise

SSA

Special Security Agreement

SWF

sovereign wealth fund

TCIC

Tangshan Caofeidian Investment Corporation

TWEA

1917 Trading with the Enemy Act (US)

UDI

United Defense Industries

UNCTAD

United Nations Commission on Trade and Development

VTA

Voting Trust Agreement

VTB

Vneshtorgbank

VW

Volkswagen

WPO

World Public Opinion

WTO

World Trade Organization