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• [New] For most European states, national tech sovereignty will prove to be an illusion as they will have to accept close transactional deals with major suppliers such as the US. The Swedish Institute of International Affairs
• [New] Amid heightened technology competition and a global push toward green energy, China's dominance of the critical mineral supply chain presents the United States with an unsustainable strategic vulnerability. The Diplomat
• AI leaders met with G7 officials as Europe and other U.S. allies weigh tech sovereignty concerns, after U.S. model-access restrictions underscored the risks of relying on American AI providers. Newsweek
• Ongoing geopolitical volatility, AI competition, and semiconductor supply chain risks have put tech sovereignty firmly in the spotlight. theregister
• China has alarmed other countries in the past by merging civilian and military infrastructure, part of a Military-Civil Fusion Development Strategy that makes it hard for the outside world to judge when academic research will become an asset of the People's Liberation Army. Why China's Advancements in Quantum Technology Worry Others
• If U.S. policymakers believe that China's military-civil fusion can convert commercial compute into state power, then they will keep tightening export rules. Educational Technology and Change Journal
• A speculative scenario dubbed Europe 2031, created by Brussels-based thinktankers, envisions the EU falling far behind the US and China in AI due to underinvestment in datacenters and a lack of tech sovereignty. AI-Weekly
• Consistent with China's policy of military-civil fusion, there's little doubt that Beijing will try to strengthen China's warfighting capabilities with US tech and information in YMTC's hands. Forbes
• The Commission will launch a consultation with the EU member states, the European Investment Bank Group and other key stakeholders to set up a European equity capacity at scale to finance Europe's tech sovereignty ambitions. Analytics, EU Law & Governance | Integrin Dk | EG in Eu

Last updated: 09 August 2026