The Brussels Effect — Market Weaponization as Power Projection
Regulatory Contagion — BCS Inflexible Minority in Action
The EU's regulations become global by default because companies comply everywhere rather than maintain separate systems. This is the Brussels Effect — market weaponization as power projection. But the EU lacks its own AI, its own cloud, and its own intelligence. It regulates what others build.
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