Blackmail or realpolitik? Why the EU blinked on Big Tech
04 Sep Foreign & Security Policy

Blackmail or realpolitik? Why the EU blinked on Big Tech

Brussels has delayed a Google fine after fresh US threats over EU tech rules. While the move has been widely denounced as capitulation, some analysts call it good strategy.
by Federica Di Sario
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