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…
Digital Sovereignty and Bilateral Investment Treaties: A Complex Interplay
by Ateek Shuvo (Policy Intern at CELI)
Simplifying AI Regulation: The EU’s Digital Omnibus Proposal
The European Union is undergoing a pivotal recalibration of its approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. Just over a year after adopting the AI Act in an effort to set the global benchmark for ethical, human-centric AI, the European Commission’s Digital…
GEMA v OpenAI: Understanding the Copyright Controversy in AI Training
On 11 November 2025, the Civil Chamber of the Munich Regional Court issued its landmark ruling in GEMA v OpenAI (Case No. 42 O 14139/24). The ruling represents the European Union’s first judicial determination on whether the use of copyrighted material…
AI Strategy Considerations in the MENA Region: Challenges and Opportunities
by Douaa Dridi (Policy Intern at CELI)
Legal Challenges in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has reshaped debates across law, policy, and society, creating both opportunities and profound legal challenges. Generative AI (GenAI) in particular, with its ability to create text, images, music, and other content, raises questions about…
The Great AI Governance Divide: America’s Action Plan vs. Europe’s Regulatory Framework
The global landscape of artificial intelligence governance is experiencing a crucial moment of divergence. With the release of America’s AI Action Plan[1] in July 2025, the Trump Administration has charted a dramatically different course from the European Union’s comprehensive AI Act[2],…
Quantum Europe: Translating Vision into Competitive Reality
The European Commission’s freshly minted “Quantum Europe Strategy: Quantum Europe in a Changing World” sets an ambitious course to transform Europe from a laboratory powerhouse into a fully-fledged quantum industrial ecosystem.[1] The document does not arrive in a vacuum; rather, it…
Who Owns Your DNA? Exploring the WHO’s New Guidance for Genome Data
The collection, use, and sharing of human genome data has become a cornerstone of modern science, healthcare innovation, and commercial development. Yet as its use expands, encompassing precision medicine and ancestry testing to vaccine development and agricultural bioengineering, it raises complex…