United States foreign adversaries

United States foreign adversaries, as defined in the Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A, Part 7, Subpart A § 7.2, is "any foreign government or foreign non-government person determined by the Secretary to have engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons".

Current foreign adversaries

In the United States Code of Federal Regulation Title 15, Subtitle A, Part 7, Subpart A § 7.4, has officially defined the following countries as "foreign adversaries" as of 28 November 2023:

• People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China)
• Republic of Cuba (Cuba)
• Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran)
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
• Russian Federation (Russia)
• Venezuelan politician Nicolás Maduro (Maduro Regime)

Impact

Some state laws prohibit individuals from foreign adversaries buying property asset. For example, Louisiana state law prohibits foreign adversaries listed on Code of Federal Regulation Title 15, Subtitle A, Part 7, Subpart A § 7.4 to acquire real property within the state. The state of Virginia prohibits foreign adversaries purchasing agricultural land from Virginia.

Other meanings

The United States Code of Federal Regulation Title 10, Section 4872(d)(2) "Acquisition of sensitive materials from non-allied foreign nations: prohibition" defines "covered nation" as

• Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea
• People's Republic of China
• Russian Federation
• Islamic Republic of Iran

This was used to define "foreign adversary country" in the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

See also

• Foreign policy of the United States
• United States sanctions

References

1. Foreign policy of the United States
2. Foreign relations of the United States
3. Foreign interventions by the United States
4. Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
5. United States sanctions
6. Restrictions on TikTok in the United States
7. Israel–United States relations
8. RESTRICT Act
9. Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
10. Latin America–United States relations
11. United States Armed Forces
12. Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
13. United States sanctions against Iran
14. Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates
15. Timeline of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
16. United States Marine Corps
17. Transformation of the United States Army
18. Psychological operations (United States)
19. Founding Fathers of the United States
20. National Security Act, 2024