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Getting Ready for the “European Kill Switch”

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Mar 2, 2026
Matthew Tuttle, CEO and CIO of Tuttle Capital Management, a thematic ETF pioneer. He lays out Europe's push for digital sovereignty and a potential “kill switch” from U.S. tech. Conversation hits rebuilding European cloud and defense stacks, thematic investment approaches, and specific sectors like AI, robotics, and defense suppliers to watch.
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INSIGHT

Europe Is Building Digital Sovereignty

  • Europe is pursuing digital sovereignty to avoid relying on U.S. tech platforms for critical services.
  • Matthew Tuttle compares it to defense and energy independence, noting Europe wants native companies for compute, cloud, and apps.
ADVICE

Be Thematic Not Passive With International Exposure

  • Don't buy broad international ETFs and assume you capture the theme; be thematic instead.
  • Matthew Tuttle recommends concentrating on areas like digital sovereignty rather than generic country or EM ETFs.
INSIGHT

Combine AI With Regional Thematic Bets

  • AI remains the overarching secular theme but region-specific plays matter now.
  • Tuttle says combine AI exposure with regional themes like European digital sovereignty or Chinese robotics to find distinct winners.
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