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The EU’s Hegemonic Imaginaries: From European Strategic Autonomy in Defense to Technological Sovereignty

Once limited to the state level, terms like “strategic autonomy” and “sovereignty” are now commonly used in the supranational EU context, including in the field of defence, tech, and digital. The meaning of these terms is not yet fixed but rather articulated via hegemonic interventions across various interconnected policy fields.

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By Raluca Csernatoni
Published on Sep 9, 2022

European Security

About the Author

Raluca Csernatoni

Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Raluca Csernatoni is a fellow at Carnegie Europe, where she specializes on European security and defense, as well as emerging disruptive technologies.

    Recent Work

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    Assessing Information Ecosystems: How Governments Can Get Ahead of Hybrid Threats

      Raluca Csernatoni, Alicia Wanless

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    When AI Agents Attack: Autonomous Cyber Operations and Europe’s Governance Gap

      Raluca Csernatoni, Patryk Pawlak

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