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The EU should regularly assess how its laws and policies — such as the recently announced cyber defence policy, the NIS II Directive or the ethical principles for AI — may impact other parts of the world (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

To lead in cyberspace, the EU needs to avoid digital tribalism

The European Union's view of digital diplomacy as articulated in July 2022 centres on working closely with "like-minded partners". Whilst this may be a good starting point, if the EU wants to build broad support and strengthen its position as a norm-setter in the existing and emerging digital technology areas, it needs to remain fully committed to multilateralism as being globally inclusive rather than coalition exclusive.

EU policymakers in Brussels must therefore resist the temptation...

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The EU should regularly assess how its laws and policies — such as the recently announced cyber defence policy, the NIS II Directive or the ethical principles for AI — may impact other parts of the world (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

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Patryk Pawlak leads the work of the European Union Institute for Security Studies on cyber and digital issues. He is project director for the EU Cyber-Direct European Cyber Diplomacy Initiative, and co-editor of the Directions Blog on cyber, digital and tech issues.

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