As the Gulf war pushes data embassies into the mainstream, the Global South risks importing a familiar pattern of dependencies repackaged as sovereignty.

Regulation is moving platforms. But is it moving them in ways that actually protect children? A two-year comparison of regulatory monitoring data suggests the answer is more complicated than it looks.

The next frontier of South-South cooperation may not be trade agreements or diplomatic summits; instead, it may be what governments choose to buy, and on whose terms.

Europe has built the most sophisticated democratic response to internet fragmentation and is now dismantling it under pressure from the platforms it was designed to constrain.

This opinion piece critically examines the EU’s strategy to build AI infrastructure through the announced AI Gigafactories as alternatives to hyperscalers and leading means to strengthen its digital sovereignty.

Whether or not data centres make it to space, the possibility itself exposes the limitations of resistance hinged only on proximate material experience, thus beckoning a wider and deeper movement.

As human knowledge becomes reusable “agent skills,” existing governance frameworks may no longer be sufficient to address questions of ownership, rights of use, benefit distribution, and accountability.

Regulating inputs is no longer enough: AI-generated outputs expose unresolved legal questions about ownership, responsibility, and evolving forms of creativity under the EU AI Act.

The recent conflict in Iran reveals how internet governance under crisis conditions may be shifting from outright shutdowns toward layered systems of differentiated and monetised access.

The UN has a new permanent home for cybersecurity diplomacy. Whether it can bridge the gap between agreed norms and actual state behaviour is the question that matters.