The European Commission’s adoption of the Apply AI Strategy on 8 October 2025 represents the Union’s latest attempt to reconcile two competing imperatives that have defined its approach to digital governance: the imperative to remain competitive in the global race for…
From Data Governance to Data Competitiveness: The EU Data Union Strategy
On 19 November 2025, the European Commission published its European Data Union Strategy – a policy blueprint intended to unlock the potential of data as a strategic economic asset for the EU, especially in service of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and…
EU Inc.: Between Competitiveness Rhetoric and Institutional Reality
The European Commission’s announcement in January 2026 that it would soon propose „EU Inc.” – a pan-European legal framework for innovative companies – marks an inflection point in the Union’s long-standing struggle to reconcile regulatory harmonisation with Member State sovereignty.[1] Commission…
Entangled with Power: Law, Security, and the Race for Quantum Supremacy
The OECD’s December 2025 overview of national quantum strategies arrives at a significant moment in the governance of quantum technologies. As of late 2025, governments worldwide have committed an estimated USD 55.7 billion to quantum science and technology since 2013, with…
The Atlantic Initiative: A New Vector for Security and Strategic Reordering in the Sahel
by Rachida Roukiaoui (Policy Intern at CELI)
How Does the Common Agricultural Policy Protect EU Food Security?
by Mokhtar Ben mlouka (Policy Intern at CELI)
Really on Track to Net-Zero Emissions? Policy Gaps in International Commitment Persisting at COP30
by Linh Dang (Policy Intern at CELI)
