Is the Brussels Effect Fading?
As Europe attempts to boost competitiveness, it struggles to avoid Washington’s gravitational pull on tech policy.
With China Truce, U.S. National Security Controls Now Appear Up for Negotiation
The New York Times: “Emily Benson, the head of strategy at Minerva Technology Futures, a consultancy, said it was ‘sort of surprising’ that the United States didn’t seem to anticipate that other countries would develop similar systems. She added, ‘It was just a matter of time.”
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.
Trump’s Trade Tactics Come for Chip Controls
Minerva’s Emily Benson tells Foreign Policy the Trump team views U.S. dominance in chips not by restricting China, but by controlling the market itself — a shift from Biden-era strategy.
Trump Eyes 100% Chips Tariff
Minerva’s Emily Benson unpacks President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would impose a 100% tariff on imported semiconductors and computer chips with Bloomberg: The Asia Trade
China and US wrap first day of trade talks
Chinese and US officials wrapped the first day of trade talks. Emily Benson, head of strategy at Minerva Technology Futures, tells the AFP, “There seems to have been a fairly significant shift in (US) administration thinking on China since particularly the London talks. The mood now is much more focused on what’s possible to achieve, on warming relations where possible and restraining any factors that could increase tensions.”
Even “Fortress America” Needs Supply Lines
Globalization is dead. In its place, the Trump administration is trying to build Fortress America.
Trump’s dealmaker name on the line in high stakes tariff talks
Minerva’s Emily Benson tells AFP she expects the Trump administration’s focus on boosting US manufacturing and reinvigorating the defense industrial base means it could be willing to bear some political heat to achieve those objectives.
US Targets Attempts To Dodge Trump Tariffs With China In Crosshairs
Emily Benson, head of strategy at Minerva Technology Futures, highlights that the Trump administration’s attempts to simplify the complex legal web around trade rules and country-of-origin definitions. However, she cautions that while the focus may start with China, the broader intent is to pressure other countries into adhering to U.S.-defined trade norms.