NATO
Sweden’s Challenging Road to NATO Membership
Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom Tue, Jan 17, 2023, 8:31 AM
Despite widespread support for a record-fast accession into NATO, Sweden’s path to membership has been slow and contentious.
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Foreign Policy Essay
Who Are You Calling a Great Power?
J. Dana Stuster Sun, Jan 15, 2023, 10:01 AM
Discourse about "great power competition" is everywhere, but policymakers are often inconsistent or unclear about who fits the bill.
Artificial Intelligence
The EU’s AI Act Is Barreling Toward AI Standards That Do Not Exist
Hadrien Pouget Thu, Jan 12, 2023, 8:16 AM
The EU needs the technical standards supporting its AI Act to be restrictive enough to protect consumers, but flexible enough to enable innovation. Given society’s current understanding of AI, there are serious doubts as to whether such standards are technically feasible.
Cybersecurity
Quantifying Cyber Conflict: Introducing the European Repository on Cyber Incidents
Matthias Schulze Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 8:16 AM
Statistical data on cyber conflict is lacking. A new dataset by a European research initiative called EuRepoC tries to solve this problem by launching a dashboard to visualize more than 1,400 cyber incidents.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Act: What Is the European Approach for AI?
Eve Gaumond Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 11:50 AM
The European Commission has unveiled its Artificial Intelligence Act. What's in it?
The Cyberlaw Podcast
The Cyberlaw Podcast: The Privacy and Europocrisy Oversight Board
Stewart Baker Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 9:05 AM
This is my favorite story of the episode. David Kris covers a report from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on the enormous value that European governments get in fighting terrorism from the same American surveillance programs that European institutions have been fighting for twenty years to shut down. It’s a delightful takedown of European virtue-signaling, and I hope the Biden Administration gives the PCLOB a new name and mission in honor of the report.
Department of Defense
Livestream: House Armed Services Hearing on U.S. Defense Posture in Europe
Tia Sewell Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 11:42 AM
On Wednesday, September 30, at 12:00 p.m., the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on U.S. defense posture changes in the European theater.
Coronavirus
European Elections In a Time of Coronavirus
Amanda Sloat Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 3:39 PM
Among the many things affected by COVID-19 is the electoral process. European leaders are struggling with scheduled local, regional, parliamentary, and presidential elections.
Europe
Dispatch from Munich: Seeking a Savior in a Time of Westlessness
Amanda Sloat Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 8:00 AM
European states want to exert more unity and strength on the world stage, but they lack the vision and consensus to do so.
Foreign Policy Essay
Europe Needs a China Strategy; Brussels Needs to Shape It
Julianne Smith, Torrey Taussig Sun, Feb 9, 2020, 10:00 AM
The new president of the European Commission can help guide European policy in the right direction.