Which "AI sovereignty"? Three paths: the EU's CADA, Malaysia, and India
Which 'AI Sovereignty' Are You Buying?
AI summary
"AI sovereignty" is a vague concept; the author uses political scientist Stephen Krasner's framework to break it into Westphalian, domestic, and interdependence sovereignty, arguing that countries are actually purchasing different kinds of sovereignty. The EU's CADA sets up a four-tier sovereignty hierarchy, restricting non-EU cloud providers from handling sensitive workloads; Malaysia is simultaneously bringing in AWS and Alibaba data centers as a hedge; India's new rules from February 2026 require labeling of synthetic media and mandate platforms to deploy automated detection.