Thomas Murphy

Thomas Murphy is an External Affairs Associate at the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. He holds a Master's in International Relations from the International Christian University, Tokyo, and works on Indo-Pacific affairs and cybersecurity.

The Geopolitical Fragmentation of the Corporate Cloud

For more than two decades, the architecture of the digital economy rested on the premise of borderless data. That premise is dissolving.

By Thomas Murphy

/ 3 Oct 2026

The Geopolitical Fragmentation of the Corporate Cloud

National Data Pools as Strategic Assets in the Sovereign AI Race

In a world fracturing along digital borders, states are weaponising strict regulatory barriers and export controls to shield their sovereign data from foreign extraction.

By Thomas Murphy

/ 3 Oct 2026

National Data Pools as Strategic Assets in the Sovereign AI Race