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Three colorful GPUs with their packaging cleanly removed laying on a white surface.

The China Chip Strategy That Is Backfiring on America

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Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend the welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump by Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP)

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Spring garden tours take place on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Official White House photo by Andrea Hanks)

The Open Internet Was Always American. Now It's a Weapon.

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Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy of the European Commission, at a press conference in Brussels on June 3, 2026. Source: LinkedIn

Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy of the European Commission, at a press conference in Brussels on June 3, 2026. 

EU Unveils Sweeping Tech Sovereignty Push, Balancing Autonomy with Openness

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the audience during the conference ‘One Year After the Draghi Report’ at the EU Charlemagne building on September 16, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images)

The Spillover Effects of EU’s Digital Deregulation Agenda

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Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy of the European Commission. 

EU to Roll Out Tech Sovereignty Agenda to Rival US and China. Will it Work?

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An air defense unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, known as drone hunters, illuminates the sky with a powerful searchlight at night at a position in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, March 24, 2024. Shutterstock

An air defense unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, known as drone hunters, illuminates the sky with a powerful searchlight at night at a position in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, March 24, 2024. 

What Middle Powers Risk When AI Goes to War

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Dancers perform during the launch ceremony of the Latam-GPT platform in Santiago on February 10, 2026. Chile on February 10 launched Latam-GPT, a project aimed at providing Latin America with its own artificial intelligence model, in a sector dominated by US groups and with the goal of limiting certain biases observed in current systems. (Photo by Raul BRAVO / AFP via Getty Images)

What Does AI Sovereignty Mean for Latin America?

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A bronze statue of two human figures with expressive poses is displayed in front of a modern glass building with a blue banner that reads "Commission européenne" and "Europese Commissie." The setting suggests it is the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The figures in the sculpture appear contemplative and dynamic, with one raising an arm and the other looking upward.

Office of European Commission in Brussels. 

Charting the Transatlantic Far Right Campaign Against Europe’s Digital Rules

The Mulungushi International Conference Center in the Zambian capital Lusaka, where global digital and human rights conference RightsCon was set to take place May 5-8. Shutterstock

The Mulungushi International Conference Center in the Zambian capital Lusaka, where global digital and human rights conference RightsCon was set to take place May 5-8. 

RightsCon Organizers Take Stock of What's Next After Zambia

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President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at the Gimhae International Airport terminal, Thursday, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)

President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at the Gimhae International Airport terminal, Thursday, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. (Official White House 

Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing Should Make Shared AI Risks a Priority

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President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a Crypto conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club, Saturday, April 25, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at a Crypto conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club, Saturday, April 25, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Official White House 

The White House Wants to Vet AI Models. It Won’t Solve the Safety Problem.

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Aerial view of Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge (Ponte Estaiada) over the Pinheiros River at sunset—Sao Paulo, Brazil. Shutterstock

Aerial view of Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge (Ponte Estaiada) over the Pinheiros River at sunset—Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

The Political Economy of AI Starts in Brazil, Not Silicon Valley

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Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcoming ceremony for his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema at the square outside the east entrance of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 15, 2023. (Photo by Liu Weibing/Xinhua via Getty Images)

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