Björn Fägersten is the director of the Europe programme and a senior research fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. His research deals with European affairs, security cooperation and political risk management. He has a PhD in political science from Lund University, Sweden, and has held research fellowships at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and at the European University Institute.
In a world where control of technological infrastructure is a source of power, Europe lags behind both the US and China. European Union states must take steps to secure their commercial and security interests before it is too late.