Open Markets transatlantic partnerships director Max von Thun was quoted in an article in the Journal of Political Inquiry regarding the fate of US-EU cooperation over big tech regulation and enforcement under the second Trump administration.

By Corrine Lattermann

The incoming Donald Trump Administration has the potential to shake up the already tense tech space between the EU and US. Trump’s strong connections to Elon Musk call into question how the EU will manage its ongoing investigation into social media platform X’s operations….

“Under Trump… there was this feeling that if the EU went too far, there would be a backlash from the US,” explains Max von Thun, Director of Europe and Transatlantic Partnerships at the Open Markets Institute. Unlike the Biden administration, Trump’s first term was distinctly antagonistic towards the EU regulatory space — primarily for its impositions on international trade and market interaction requirements. The DSA’s first official case is in progress, and its target is none other than, the newest, and richest, Trump supporter: Elon Musk. 

Read the full piece here.