Reglobalisation: States, legal geographies, and the challenges of the green transition

Abstract

This commentary responds to Ilias Alami's paper, ‘Foreign investment screening mechanisms and emergent geographies of (post)globalization’. It builds on Alami's contention that these mechanisms represent a clear indication of the continued role of the state in shaping new globalisation processes by suggesting that more attention could fruitfully be paid to the legal geographies involved and the challenges associated with the green transition. I argue that such an approach will require an interdisciplinary approach as the demands of the green transition unfold within an increasingly protectionist world economy.