Why the EU is destined to lose the technology tariff war

The veil of hypocrisy surrounding the Trump administration’s reasons for imposing tariffs and the European Commission’s recent weak show of strength highlight the EU’s structural problem: the absence — in the technology sector and beyond — of a strategically realistic vision by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian on Italian Tech
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The EU survival kit lacks something that makes it effectively useful in the event of war

The prepper bag of European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib highlights the lack of understanding of what a hybrid conflict is. But above all, what it means to ‘survive’ a global attack on communication systems by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian on Italian Tech
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What the Chinese ban of Whatsapp, Telegram and Signal from Apple’s App Store means

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple has removed or is about to remove a number of programmes from the Chinese version of its App Store, including Whatsapp, Threads, Telegram and Signal on the basis of national security concerns expressed by Beijing by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian on Strategikon – an Italian Tech – La Repubblica blog Continue reading “What the Chinese ban of Whatsapp, Telegram and Signal from Apple’s App Store means”