EU AI Act Enforcement: The First Cases Set the Regime

On August 2, 2026, the European Commission’s enforcement powers over general-purpose AI model obligations entered into application, including fines. The law changed today. Whether it becomes a documentation regime, a safety regime, or a market-access regime depends on the first cases the Commission chooses to bring.

When Digitization Becomes Dependency: How AI Infrastructure Is Redrawing the Sovereign Risk Map

On April 15, 2026, Mihnea Constantinescu, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, sat on a panel at the IMF Spring Meetings in Washington and said something that should have alarmed every finance minister in the room. He was not describing a currency crisis or a debt spiral. He was describing something newer and … Read more

When Allies Seize Assets vs. When Adversaries Do: The Netherlands Chips Case and the Ideology Premium in Action

By Juncture Policy | October 13, 2025 | Updated November 15, 2025 Dutch Economic Minister Vincent Karremans faced a choice that would have triggered international sanctions if made by a developing country leader: invoke emergency powers to seize operational control of a foreign-owned semiconductor company. On October 13, 2025, he did exactly that—taking control of … Read more