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Jack McPherrin

Senior Policy Analyst and Research Fellow, The Heartland Institute

2 articles · 25 August 2026 to 27 August 2026

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Argued that despite EU concessions on CSDDD, the fundamental jurisdictional problem of extraterritorial regulatory mandates on American companies remains unresolved.
Warned that the AI Act's extraterritorial enforcement powers over American companies and technologies are now a concrete reality requiring a US policy response.

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Politics

US pressure mounts on EU corporate sustainability rules with extraterritorial reach

Washington is pressing Brussels over directives that impose environmental and human-rights obligations on non-EU companies, reigniting a debate about how far European regulation should extend beyond its borders.

Sofia Marchetti27 August 20269 min read

Technology

EU AI Act enforcement begins, reaching beyond European borders

Powers activated on 2 August give Brussels authority over prohibited AI practices, general-purpose models and transparency requirements, with penalties and jurisdictional reach that extend to companies outside the EU.

Ana Belić25 August 202610 min read

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