Geopolitical Union: Europe's Attempt to Take Back Control of Technology Regulation

Name: Geopolitical Union: Europe's Attempt to Take Back Control of Technology Regulation
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781009691116
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Author: Benjamin Farrand
ISBN: 9781009691116

By Benjamin Farrand

Cambridge University Press February 2026

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ISBN-13: 9781009691116
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: February 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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From the rise of China as a technological superpower, to wars on its eastern borders, to the belief that the US is no longer a reliable ally, the European Commission sees the world as more unstable than at any other time in recent history. As such, the Commission has become the Geopolitical Commission, working to serve the interests of the Geopolitical Union. Central to many of these conflicts is technology – who produces it, where it is produced, and who controls it. These questions are central to the Commission's pursuit of digital/technological sovereignty, Europe's attempt to regain control of technology regulation. Focusing on topics such as setting technological standards, ensuring access to microchips, reining in online platforms, and securing rules for industrial data and AI, this book explores the EU's approach to lawmaking in this field; increased regulatory oversight and promotion of industrial policy at home, while exporting its rules abroad.

Introduction The Geopolitical Commission and Technology Control

Part I. Regulatory Mercantilism and the Geopolitics of Technology Control:

1. Regulatory Mercantilism as a Means of Understanding the Actions of the Geopolitical Union

2. The EU as a Technology Regulator

3. The Geopolitics of Technology Control and the Crisis of Globalisation

Part II. Technology Regulation in the von der Leyen Commission:

4. Regulating Technological Systems

5. Regulating Platform Content and Architecture

6. Regulating Data and AI

Part III. The Future of the Geopolitical Union:

7. The von der Leyen II Commission and the Future of the Geopolitical Union

Conclusions: The Geopolitical Union as an Approach to Governance and the Utility of Regulatory Mercantilism for Regulation and Governance Studies