Can state level actors do market manipulation of countries to destabilize them? I mean, look at all the private equity buying up properties in the US, causing

Can state level actors do market manipulation of countries to destabilize them? I mean, look at all the private equity buying up properties in the US, causing our shortages, who is funding that? Is that an actual threat to security? It used to be we were paranoid about foreign ownership of production, well we don't make anything anymore, so this is another means.