Benjamin Farrand is Professor of Law & Emerging Technologies at Newcastle University, UK. His research on technology regulation has been published in journals such as the Journal of Common Market Studies and International Affairs. He is also affiliated with the Newcastle University Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research.

• Introduction The Geopolitical Commission and Technology Control; Part I. Regulatory Mercantilism and the Geopolitics of Technology Control: 1. Regulatory Mercantilism as a Means of Understanding the Actions of the Geopolitical Union; 2. The EU as a Technology Regulator; 3. The Geopolitics of Technology Control and the Crisis of Globalisation; Part II. Technology Regulation in the von der Leyen Commission: 4. Regulating Technological Systems; 5. Regulating Platform Content and Architecture; 6. Regulating Data and AI; Part III. The Future of the Geopolitical Union: 7. The von der Leyen II Commission and the Future of the Geopolitical Union; Conclusions The Geopolitical Union as an Approach to Governance and the Utility of Regulatory Mercantilism for Regulation and Governance Studies.

Benjamin Farrand is Professor of Law & Emerging Technologies at Newcastle University, UK. His research on technology regulation has been published in journals such as the Journal of Common Market Studies and International Affairs. He is also affiliated with the Newcastle University Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research.

• Introduction The Geopolitical Commission and Technology Control; Part I. Regulatory Mercantilism and the Geopolitics of Technology Control: 1. Regulatory Mercantilism as a Means of Understanding the Actions of the Geopolitical Union; 2. The EU as a Technology Regulator; 3. The Geopolitics of Technology Control and the Crisis of Globalisation; Part II. Technology Regulation in the von der Leyen Commission: 4. Regulating Technological Systems; 5. Regulating Platform Content and Architecture; 6. Regulating Data and AI; Part III. The Future of the Geopolitical Union: 7. The von der Leyen II Commission and the Future of the Geopolitical Union; Conclusions The Geopolitical Union as an Approach to Governance and the Utility of Regulatory Mercantilism for Regulation and Governance Studies.

Benjamin Farrand is Professor of Law & Emerging Technologies at Newcastle University, UK. His research on technology regulation has been published in journals such as the Journal of Common Market Studies and International Affairs. He is also affiliated with the Newcastle University Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research.

• Introduction The Geopolitical Commission and Technology Control; Part I. Regulatory Mercantilism and the Geopolitics of Technology Control: 1. Regulatory Mercantilism as a Means of Understanding the Actions of the Geopolitical Union; 2. The EU as a Technology Regulator; 3. The Geopolitics of Technology Control and the Crisis of Globalisation; Part II. Technology Regulation in the von der Leyen Commission: 4. Regulating Technological Systems; 5. Regulating Platform Content and Architecture; 6. Regulating Data and AI; Part III. The Future of the Geopolitical Union: 7. The von der Leyen II Commission and the Future of the Geopolitical Union; Conclusions The Geopolitical Union as an Approach to Governance and the Utility of Regulatory Mercantilism for Regulation and Governance Studies.