Silicon, Steel, and Solidarity: Can Europe Build Tech Sovereignty Without Sacrificing Its People?

Germany appears to be taking the lead on trying to retool the continent for coming realities — even though there is still much to be desired in the implementation so far

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This report has also been translated into German.

Berlin is buzzing about sovereignty. Not just the abstract, flag-waving kind, but something far more tangible: silicon chips, cloud servers, drone defenses, and a military-industrial machine that Europe hopes might finally free it from dependency on Washington.

Obviously, this conversation is not just about F-35 fighter jets or whether Germany should buy yet another shipment of American software licenses. It’s about whether Europe can actually control its own future in a world where supply chains are fragile, alliances are uncertain, and Donald Trump in the White House appears to signal the end of an 80 year transatlantic alliance built on mutual trust and cooperation — not to mention a transition to a new world order where the US is not in the middle of it.