Tech Cooperation and Tech Sovereignty in the New World Order
Abstract
The EU and Germany have built a digital state on infrastructure they don’t control. AI systems are embedded in critical operations ranging from municipal services to the Bundeswehr, while lock-in windows close. In great power competition, tech dependence amounts to strategic submission. The infrastructure for AI and quantum computing is being built elsewhere. Germany has the economic capacity and research capabilities, but political will is lacking.
Fields of Study & Subjects
COVID-19
Geopolitics
Technology
Migration
Security
Politics
and Digital Transformation
Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)
- Publication date
- 9 February 2026
- Language
- DE