Episode #10
Why Is the U.S. Restricting Access to Frontier AI?
The U.S. decision to restrict access to some of Anthropic's latest AI models over national security concerns directly affects EU-U.S. cooperation in cyberspace. Rym Momtaz, Raluca Csernatoni, and Louise Marie Hurel discuss what this means for Europe's strategic autonomy and technological sovereignty. [00:00:00] Intro, [00:01:01] The Securitization of Frontier AI, [00:18:12] Different Access Levels to Frontier AI Models, [00:26:04] Government vs. Public Access to Frontier AI. Raluca Csernatoni, June 23, 2026, “ Europe Needs a Strategy for its Turn to New Defense Tech ,” Strategic Europe , Carnegie Europe. Louise Marie Hurel, June 22, 2026, “ Gatekeeping the Frontier: When AI Access Becomes a National Security Concern ,” Royal United Services Institute. Louise Marie Hurel, Elijah Glantz, and Daniel Cuthbert, “ Developing a Framework for Secure Third-Party Access to Frontier AI ,” Royal United Services Institute. Rym Momtaz, ed., May 7, 2026, “ Taking the Pulse: Is it Worth it for Europeans to Placate Trump? ,” Strategic Europe , Carnegie Europe. Rym Momtaz, May 5, 2026, “ Europeans Are Quiet Quitting the United States ,” Strategic Europe , Carnegie Europe. Raluca Csernatoni, April 16, 2026, “ The Fog of AI War ,” Strategic Europe , Carnegie Europe. Louise Marie Hurel, Pia Hüsch, et al., March 16, 2026, “ Brief, Bold, and Beautiful? Reactions on the U.S. National Cyber Strategy ,” Royal United Services Institute. Raluca Csernatoni, October 3, 2025, “ Corporate Geopolitics: When Billionaires Rival States ,” Strategic Europe , Carnegie Europe. Raluca Csernatoni et al., September 1, 2025, “ Tech Diplomacy 2.0: Examining the Intersections Between Industry and Governments in International Relations ,” International Journal of Cyber Diplomacy . Raluca Csernatoni, June 2, 2025, “ Can the EU Achieve its Tech Ambitions? ,” Carnegie Europe.
