Op-ed on 'The “European Way”: The EU’s Digital Turning Point'
Europe is living through a geoeconomic turning point: interdependence is no longer treated as a peace dividend, but as a strategic vulnerability. Nowhere is that clearer than in the digital domain, where control over data centers, cloud stacks, protocols, and data flows increasingly determines power.
Nov 191 min read
Op-ed on 'Europe’s Advanced AI Strategy Depends on a Scientific Panel. Who Will Make the Cut?'
The European Commission is setting up one of the most consequential governance bodies under the AI Act: the AI Scientific Panel. Its 60 independent experts will serve a two-year term, advising the European AI Office (and national authorities) on GPAI models and systems. They will have an big say on how the most advanced AI technologies need to be tested or what future developments would mean for the law.
Oct 312 min read
Op-ed on 'Ukraine built a digital state under fire – what’s the EU waiting for?'
Ukraine has rapidly built a resilient digital state infrastructure—even under active Russian attacks—making public services and governance more agile, transparent, and secure. The article argues that this “digital sovereignty” was constructed not through lofty policy declarations but through real wartime necessity and technological innovation. It questions why the EU hasn’t more forcefully supported or learned from Ukraine’s experience, urging greater strategic cooperation an
Sep 181 min read
Three new publications on AI, GPAI, and Digital Laws
Over the last two weeks, I have published three additional publications: a history of foundation model legislation with Oxford University Press, a WEF op-ed on industrial AI, and a Top 20 list of Digital Laws with CEPS.
Sep 62 min read
