ECFR Alumni · Policy Fellow
Geopolitics of technology, digital diplomacy, EU digital policy, EU technological sovereignty
English, German
Julian Ringhof was a policy fellow with the European Power programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
His research focuses on the implications of digital and emerging technologies for international affairs, including the topics of EU digital diplomacy and EU technological sovereignty.
Before joining ECFR, Ringhof was a visiting expert at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content, and Technology and a visiting fellow at ECFR under the Mercator Fellowship on International Affairs. He also worked as an analyst and research manager in autonomous driving at the European Centre for Information and Communication Technologies and as an innovation manager at Fab Lab Berlin.
Ringhof holds an MPhil in technology policy from the University of Cambridge and a dual BSc/BA in mechanical engineering (summa cum laude) from the University of San Diego.
Technology is at the heart of today’s great power struggle. To stand its ground, the EU should not only de-risk its trade ties, but advance its technological edge to build geo-economic leverage
Europeans should avoid escalating matters with China in the world of international technology standards – but they should nevertheless remain watchful and establish a platform to monitor developments in this crucial arena
The EU’s new economic security strategy contains strong foundations – but the bloc now needs to create a new strategic technology control instrument
To prevent the worldwide web from splintering into regional nets, the EU should safeguard the principles of the current internet governance model while becoming more open to inclusive reform
Amid the US-China strategic competition, the EU must develop a new strategic technology doctrine and upgrade its export control policy
The latest US export controls on semiconductor technologies traded with China mark the beginning of a new era for global technology trade. European states need to urgently discuss strategic export controls in order to participate in it
The EU-US Trade and Technology Council continues to be a valuable initiative for transatlantic cooperation – even if the outcomes of the negotiations will not always make the news
In times of geopolitical and digital upheaval, Western policymakers should leverage and update the means at their disposal to curb the powers of tech giants
The EU can overcome the new challenges it faces and can shape the global order. To achieve this, Europeans will need to improve their joint capacity to act
The digital space is a key battleground in today’s global power struggles. For the EU to become a global player in the geopolitics of technology, it needs an ambitious external digital strategy – one that allows it to secure its interests, values, and standing in a world of intensifying geo-technological competition
Amid the US-China strategic competition, the EU must develop a new strategic technology doctrine and upgrade its export control policy
The digital space is a key battleground in today’s global power struggles. For the EU to become a global player in the geopolitics of technology, it needs an ambitious external digital strategy – one that allows it to secure its interests, values, and standing in a world of intensifying geo-technological competition
Technology is at the heart of today’s great power struggle. To stand its ground, the EU should not only de-risk its trade ties, but advance its technological edge to build geo-economic leverage
Europeans should avoid escalating matters with China in the world of international technology standards – but they should nevertheless remain watchful and establish a platform to monitor developments in this crucial arena
The EU’s new economic security strategy contains strong foundations – but the bloc now needs to create a new strategic technology control instrument
To prevent the worldwide web from splintering into regional nets, the EU should safeguard the principles of the current internet governance model while becoming more open to inclusive reform
The latest US export controls on semiconductor technologies traded with China mark the beginning of a new era for global technology trade. European states need to urgently discuss strategic export controls in order to participate in it
The EU-US Trade and Technology Council continues to be a valuable initiative for transatlantic cooperation – even if the outcomes of the negotiations will not always make the news
In times of geopolitical and digital upheaval, Western policymakers should leverage and update the means at their disposal to curb the powers of tech giants
Technological sovereignty matters. Russia will learn this the hard way as Western sanctions block access to the advanced technology its economy needs
The EU cannot play a direct military role in Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine. But, through its support for Ukraine in the digital realm, the union can establish itself as a leader in global tech geopolitics
The EU can overcome the new challenges it faces and can shape the global order. To achieve this, Europeans will need to improve their joint capacity to act
Tobias Gehrke and Julian Ringhof on building the EU’s technological edge
Julian Ringhof talks about the announcement by chip manufacturing giant TSMC of its plans to invest in a new factory in Dresden, Germany
the Netherlands is now implementing these measures by applying EU regulations, and other EU member states must at least take into account, they don’t necessarily have to follow the Dutch way
Julian Ringhof comments on the EU’s current policy of limiting dual-use export restrictions
If only one state imposes (tech export) controls, the other 26 Member states are pushed to follow suit
Tobias Gehrke and Julian Ringhof comment on EU policies concerning tech export controls
There can be no functioning open trading order without a corresponding security order underwriting it
Tobias Gehrke and Julian Ringhof analyse how the EU must update its thinking on strategic trade policy