The European Union’s Single Market remains one of the most ambitious economic integration projects in modern history. Encompassing approximately 450 million consumers and generating around €18 trillion in gross domestic product, it represents one of the largest integrated economic areas in…
Forging Europe’s Semiconductor Sovereignty: Strategy, Power, and the Politics of Chips
by Rachida Roukiaoui (Policy Intern at CELI) Introduction Semiconductors are no longer just components hidden deep inside smartphones, cars, medical devices, or satellites. They have become the nervous system of contemporary societies and, increasingly, the fault line along which economic power,…
Space as a Warfighting Domain
by Boudour Mefteh (Policy Intern at CELI) Introduction Outer space has been framed as humanity’s new frontier, one that was meant to be kept for peaceful exploration. In the 1950s, as superpower rivalries heated up on Earth, states recognized that space…
The CSAM Proposal: What is the Future of EU Data Privacy?
The European Union brands itself as a champion of quality of life through rigorous regulations that secure accessible healthcare, affordable education, and social securities. However, while most EU regulations aim to enhance personal freedoms and freedoms of member states, the recent…
The EU Apply AI Strategy: Ambition, Capacity, and the Limits of EU Governance
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)