Analysis

Is the Brussels Effect Fading?

As Europe attempts to boost competitiveness, it struggles to avoid Washington’s gravitational pull on tech policy.

Three Questions to Emily Benson: Inside the Conflicting Signals of U.S. Export Control Strategy

In the race to control semiconductor technology transfers, the United States has clearly been setting the pace for years. Europe, for its part, is now deploying an economic security agenda that puts the prevention of tech leakage in semiconductors at the top of its priorities. But where does Washington stand today? Are we witnessing a strategic shift in its approach to China, in preparation for a bilateral deal? Institut Montaigne asked three questions to Emily Benson, Head of Strategy at Minerva Technology Futures.

From Bystander to Player?

Europe’s strategic awakening in the age of supply chain risk

Dominance and Sovereignty: The Geopolitics of the Transatlantic Tech Stack

US efforts to dominate advanced technology supply chains have deepened the EU’s anxieties about its technological dependencies. Achieving greater strategic autonomy in this field is a formidable challenge.

AI Action Plan Opens a New Chapter in US Technology Statecraft

The Trump administration's AI Action Plan aims to secure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence by promoting exports of an "American-made" AI stack to counter China while facing implementation challenges and potential tensions with allies over digital sovereignty concerns.

Even “Fortress America” Needs Supply Lines

Globalization is dead. In its place, the Trump administration is trying to build Fortress America.

Chip Diplomacy and Sectoral Arrangements

Rewiring the semiconductor trade for a new era of technology statecraft
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Fortress America and the Future of the Global Tech Stack

Policy drivers, emerging risks, and company strategies for a new era of technology statecraft
The Transatlantic Tech Clash: Will Europe “De-Risk” from the United States?

The Transatlantic Tech Clash: Will Europe “De-Risk” from the United States?

The tit-for-tat trade escalation between the United States and China has dominated news cycles.