Global AI Governance Without the Giants: Market Access as Middle-Power Leverage

The article contributes to AI regulation in three ways. It shifts AI governance from its source to access gateways. While source control remains important, it is often beyond the reach of most jurisdictions. It proposes a coalition-based market-access regime to strengthen the leverage of AI-exposed jurisdictions. Last, and equally consequential, it proposes a coalition-wide, shared infrastructure to support AI governance.