Former poacher is best wild-life guard, because he knows all the tricks.

So, they have inside knowledge about how dangerous we can be?

If I was in charge of any nation, I would want sovereignty over critical technology. I’d be suspicious of the US, China, Europe, Israel, etc. Even though some of those are my allies, I still would want to keep them firmly in their own borders and have critical production and knowledge within my own country.

The Trump administration has caused a lot of countries to question their reliance on the US, but the reality is, they should have always questioned that.

Interesting article, but a whataboutism. The geopolitical situation was also very much different 2012-2014.