Tyson Barker

Tyson Barker is Director of the Technology and Global Affairs program at the German Council on Foreign Relations.
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An illustration picture taken in London on December 18, 2020 shows the logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag displayed in the background.
An illustration picture taken in London on December 18, 2020 shows the logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag displayed in the background.

Biden’s Plan to Cooperate With Europe on Tech

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Tyson Barker
An illustration picture taken in London on Dec. 18, 2020 shows the logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag displayed in the background.
An illustration picture taken in London on Dec. 18, 2020 shows the logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag displayed in the background.

2021 Is the Year the Internet Gets Rewritten

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Riot police observe far-right protesters gathered outside the Reichstag during protests against coronavirus-related restrictions and government policy on Aug. 29 in Berlin.
Riot police observe far-right protesters gathered outside the Reichstag during protests against coronavirus-related restrictions and government policy on Aug. 29 in Berlin.

Germany Is Losing the Fight Against QAnon

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel uses a smartphone while she attends a session of the Bundestag in Berlin on July 3, 2015.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel uses a smartphone while she attends a session of the Bundestag in Berlin on July 3, 2015.

Germany’s Angst Is Killing Its Coronavirus Tracing App

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U.S. President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Emmanuel Macron
U.S. President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Emmanuel Macron

The Coronavirus Pandemic Tells a Tale of 3 Leaders

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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gives a speech during the presentation of the priorities of the rotating Presidency of the Council for the next six months at the European Parliament on January 14, 2020 in Strasbourg, eastern France.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gives a speech during the presentation of the priorities of the rotating Presidency of the Council for the next six months at the European Parliament on January 14, 2020 in Strasbourg, eastern France.

Europe Can’t Win the Tech War It Just Started

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September Is the Cruelest Month

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How Angie Got Her Groove Back

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Europe’s Conservative Confusion

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