Academic cooperation and European strategic autonomy – sideshow or part of the puzzle? DISCLAIMER: All opinions in this column reflect the views of the author(s), not of EURACTIV Media network. 15-04-2021 The EU’s strategic autonomy is being ever more tied to the notion of Europe’s (exclusive) access to key technologies, and as a result academia suddenly finds itself drawn into a conflictual space, writes Thomas Jorgensen.. EPA-EFE/BRAIS LORENZO [EPA-EFE/BRAIS LORENZO]