Europe's dangerous reliance on US tech exposed by sanctions on ICC judges

A Guardian op-ed argues Europe must urgently reduce dependence on US technology, citing the case of French ICC judge Nicolas Guillou, whose digital life was bricked by US sanctions because Europe lacks independent payment systems, cloud infrastructure, and digital services. The piece connects tech dependence to defense (Denmark regretting F-35 purchases, Spain abandoning them) and argues the current moment, with falling US tech stock prices, is an opportunity to build European alternatives.

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