Keough School faculty member Kyle Jaros, a Kellogg faculty fellow, was recently featured in the FDI Intelligence article “US intensifies legal crackdown on foreign-owned land.”
The new National Security Farm Plan aims to strengthen restrictions on Chinese-owned farmland, driving a surge in US legislative activity regarding farmland in 2025. This legislation strives to protect US economic security, specifically from China-related risks.
Jaros points out the political aspect of this legislation, helping lawmakers, “score points for looking tough on national security and standing up to the Chinese Communist Party.”
Jaros is an associate professor of global affairs in the Keough School with a concurrent appointment in the Department of Political Science. His research explores the politics of urban and regional development, intergovernmental relations, and subnational foreign engagement.