The power of control: How the EU can shape the new era of strategic export restrictions
Amid the US-China strategic competition, the EU must develop a new strategic technology doctrine and upgrade its export control policy
Experts & Staff
Julian Ringhof
Policy Fellow
Areas of expertise
Geopolitics of technology, digital diplomacy, EU digital policy, EU technological sovereignty
Languages
English, German
Biography
Julian Ringhof is 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.
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Publications
The power of control: How the EU can shape the new era of strategic export restrictions
Amid the US-China strategic competition, the EU must develop a new strategic technology doctrine and upgrade its export control policy
The geopolitics of technology: How the EU can become a global player
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.
Articles
Caught in the crossfire: Why EU states should discuss strategic export controls
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.
Setting the tone: The value of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council
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
The age of ego-politics: Elon Musk and the power of the tech giants
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
Give and tech: How technology sanctions can help counter the threat from Russia
Technological sovereignty matters. Russia will learn this the hard way as Western sanctions block access to the advanced technology its economy needs.
The virtual front line: How EU tech power can help Ukraine
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.
Specials
European Sovereignty Index
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.
In the media
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
When the EU bans these kinds of apps, it is to be seen as a foreign-policy decision
Julian Ringhof on data protection and the potential ban of TikTok in the EU
Julian Ringhof comments on the TikTok ban in several countries
The ball is now in Europe’s court. European Union member states need to urgently put export controls on their geopolitical and geo-economic agendas.
Analysis of Tobias Gehrke and Julian Ringhof on the role of Europe towards global exports competition
It’s in the [U.S.] interest to only have to deal with the Dutch rather than with the whole European Union
Julian Ringhof comments on the US-Dutch deal to block chips exports to China