The EU’s digital dependency problem — and the hard work of de-risking
The European Union’s push for “digital sovereignty” is often presented as an industrial ambition. It is also a contingency question: what would still function if access to critical, non-European digital services were restricted, delayed, or made conditional by a third country or a foreign-owned supplier. A sudden loss of access to US-owned digital infrastructure would […]
The Strategic and Economic Implications of Ukraine’s EU Accession
In a recent report titled “The Benefits and Opportunities of Ukraine’s EU Accession: The Strategic and Economic Implications of Ukraine’s EU Accession,” issued by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the prospect of Ukraine joining the European Union emerges as a pivotal development with profound implications for Europe’s geopolitical landscape, particularly as the EU prepares to commence membership talks with Moldova and Ukraine on 25th June 2024.
