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Geopolitics

Jun
08
Sovereign AI: the timing problem

Sovereign AI: the timing problem

Washington, Brussels and Ottawa laid out competing pitches for 'sovereign AI.' None of them keep pace with what industry is already building.
10 min read
Jun
03
Digital Politics at 100: What I got wrong

Digital Politics at 100: What I got wrong

The geopolitics of digital policymaking are more confusing and fast-paced than ever. Here is what I got wrong over the last two years.
11 min read
Jun
01
Digital Politics at 100: What I got wrong

Digital Politics at 100: What I got wrong

The geopolitics of digital policymaking are more confusing and fast-paced than ever. Here is what I got wrong over the last two years.
10 min read
May
25
Postcard from Brussels: the digital sovereignty debate

Postcard from Brussels: the digital sovereignty debate

The conversation about Europe's own tech ambitions is now more nuanced — though political demands to cut ties with the US are still strong.
10 min read
Apr
27
The two sides of digital sovereignty

The two sides of digital sovereignty

Washington and Brussels are pursuing opposing strategies that place defense and sovereignty at the heart of their digital policymaking agenda
9 min read
Apr
20
The global AI race deconstructed

The global AI race deconstructed

In the world of AI geopolitics, the US and China dominate models; Europe rules on governance; and everyone else is shifting toward open source.
9 min read
Apr
13
The EU-US tech relationship is still on life support

The EU-US tech relationship is still on life support

Transatlantic ties are as strained as ever. Washington's anger toward Brussels' digital antitrust rules are what's driving the current stand-off.
9 min read
Apr
06
Hungary's election: the digital frontline

Hungary's election: the digital frontline

The April 12 vote includes lots of AI slop and covert social media ads. But the digital trickery is unlikely to affect the overall outcome.
10 min read
Mar
23
Digital sovereignty: Hope versus reality

Digital sovereignty: Hope versus reality

People across the 27-country bloc want to break free from services provided by US tech. They are just not hopefully that strategy is realistic.
11 min read
Mar
16
The era of kids social media bans is upon us

The era of kids social media bans is upon us

Countries' restrictions on children's social media use is an ill-thought out policy that won't tackle the underlying root causes of online harm.
9 min read