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UK defence plans are ambitious but face challenges

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UNITED KINGDOM

Johnson says the funding will be used to give the United Kingdom Europe’s largest navy, an enhanced global military presence, a new space force and greater cyber warfare…

The Dutch will be cautious about chip export bans

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NETHERLANDS

One of the main issues they discussed was the challenge of China, with the United States attempting to encourage the Netherlands to impose further restrictions on semiconductor…

EU-US cooperation in tech council likely to be limited

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EU/US

In their joint statement the two partners stressed their common interest in: ensuring that new technologies reflect and reinforce their democratic values; resisting unfair trading…

Divergence from EU on AI rules may hurt UK firms

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UK

Freed from the EU’s control, London insists, the United Kingdom could become a hub for new technologies. To this end, besides setting out some other objectives, it has prepared a…

France’s Macron seeks to relaunch economic reforms

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FRANCE

Among those policies are measures targeted at youth unemployment and social care for older people, aimed at attracting left-wing support. Most importantly, Macron has committed to…

EU-US alignment on tech governance is rising

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EU/US

The proposal is part of the EU’s wider effort to make Europe ‘fit for the digital age’ and align the bloc with other major democracies, particularly the United States, on…

Ukraine war is transforming Germany's defence industry

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GERMANY

As the industry merges and expands, and seeks new European partnerships, the German government is seeking to increase its influence in the process. This ongoing transformation…

US-Russian arms competition will focus on India

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US/RUSSIA

India is the world's largest arms importer and its primary suppliers are Russia and the United States. Although the two suppliers largely sell their weapons to different customers…

Washington will increase security efforts in Balkans

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BALKANS

This follows the introduction of the Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act by a bipartisan group of US senators in early August. Washington is thus planning to increase its…

Polish government’s Russia scare campaign may backfire

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POLAND

Political parties are looking for effective strategies ahead of the October elections. PiS aims to attract voters through generous welfare spending but also take on former Prime…