Cyber

Europe's digital future depends on trusted global partnerships. Mapping nearly 200 EU initiatives, this Analysis argues that a coherent external digital strategy is essential to strengthen resilience, reduce dependencies and enhance Europe’s strategic autonomy.

The EU and its enlargement partners face shared cyber threats but have yet to develop the operational cooperation needed to address them effectively. Deeper pre-accession coordination is needed to strengthen political, societal and industrial resilience across Europe.

Europe’s fragmented cloud governance poses risks to its digital sovereignty. As ENISA works to unify standards, the adoption of a common certification scheme has become a political test of Europe’s ability to balance security, performance, and reliance on dominant American...

The EU’s new International Digital Strategy provides a coherent and timely framework to coordinate the EU’s various external digital initiatives but falls short of articulating a broader geopolitical vision. This lack of clarity may be interpreted as indecision by partners and...

On 21 February 2025 President Trump issued a memorandum providing for the imposition of tariffs on countries hindering ‘American companies’ global competitiveness’. This aggressive move highlights the growing challenges of cooperation between Europe and the US in the digital...