Kai von Carnap was an associate fellow in the Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) from June 2024 until May 2026. In this role, he focused on the intersection of private actors and state-led technology development in China.

[Last updated: June 2026]

Kai von Carnap

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The New Geopolitics of Online Identities

How Europe Should Deal with Competing National Digital ID Projects
Kai von Carnap
Europe should be more proactive to ensure that data-privacy approaches to ID systems stay relevant and competitive.
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