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…
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…
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)
The EU’s AI Continent Action Plan: A Bold Step Towards Global AI Leadership
As Europe positions itself in the global artificial intelligence race, the European Commission has launched an ambitious roadmap to catapult the EU to the forefront of AI innovation and adoption. On April 9, 2025, the Commission unveiled its AI Continent Action…
Legal Personhood for AI: Challenges and Future Possibilities
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform various sectors of society, the question of its legal status has become increasingly relevant. Should AI systems, particularly those that demonstrate high levels of autonomy and complexity, be granted legal personhood? This question has…
The EU’s Latest Draft Guidelines: Key Insights into Prohibited Practices under the AI Act
On February 4, 2025, the European Commission published a set of draft guidelines[1] aimed at providing clarity on prohibited AI practices under the newly enacted EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act[2] (Draft Guidelines). The Draft Guidelines, which were released two days after…