...Some policymakers and legislators in the United States and Europe
worry that foreign governments can use sovereign funds to advance their
strategic, economic, political or social interests, rather than their
commercial interests.
So far, those fears have proved unfounded.
Nevertheless,
due diligence is necessary to ensure that vital national interests are
preserved, said Daniella Markheim, a Heritage Foundation scholar, in a
2008 paper.
In the United States, the due diligence process is
already in place, says Douglas Rediker, a researcher at the New America
Foundation.
“Our country is extraordinarily well… more