National Security and Foreign Third-Party Litigation Financing (TPLF)

National Security and Foreign Third-Party Litigation Financing (TPLF)

Third-party litigation financing (TPLF) allows outside investors to fund another party’s lawsuit. While TPLF can broaden access to legal recourse, it raises concerns that U.S. adversaries and competitors could be using it to steal intellectual property (IP), obtain confidential business or industry information, and harass U.S. businesses. The post Perspective – National Security Implications of Foreign Third-Party Litigation Financing appeared f…

6+1 Questions about Waging War with Gold: National Security and the Finance Domain Across the Ages

What’s the name of the book, and where can we find it? Charles A. Dainoff, Robert M. Farley, and Geoffrey F. Williams. 2025. Waging War with Gold: National Security and the Finance Domain Across the Ages, Lynne Rienner Publishers. What’s the argument? Security analysts conceptualize “domains” as distinct arenas of competition. They originally thought in terms of three major domains: “land,” “air,” and “maritime.” Now they usually add two more: “…