By: Editorial Team, StoneX Media
The global quantum computing race is becoming increasingly defined by geopolitics, industrial policy, and national security considerations rather than scientific achievement alone. Governments are committing billions of dollars to technologies that could influence cybersecurity, communications, military capabilities, and economic competitiveness. While Europe continues to produce world-class research and engineering talent, questions are emerging over whether that expertise can be converted into the type of commercial scale that has defined technology leadership elsewhere. The stakes extend beyond quantum computing itself because the outcome may shape how future technological power is distributed across the global economy.
Dmitry Netis, Benchmark Co-head of Technology Investment Banking, follows emerging technology sectors and the capital flows supporting their growth. His perspective focuses on how quantum computing is evolving from a research-driven field into a strategic competition involving governments, corporations, and national security priorities.
European quantum computing leadership remains strongest at the research and engineering level rather than the commercial scale required to dominate global markets. Netis notes that "Europe remains very strong in research" and highlights the region's strengths in "physics, engineering" and academic talent. Despite those advantages, Europe has repeatedly struggled to transform scientific breakthroughs into globally dominant technology platforms. Europe faces familiar challenges that have previously emerged in internet infrastructure, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and now quantum computing. As a result, quantum computing risks becoming another sector where European innovation generates value that is ultimately commercialized more effectively elsewhere.
Quantum computing investment is becoming increasingly linked to national sovereignty and strategic competition rather than purely commercial returns. Governments are treating advanced computing capabilities as critical infrastructure, alongside artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and communications networks. This shift is creating larger pools of capital, stronger industrial policies, and more direct government involvement in technology development. Europe, by contrast, must compete against increasingly coordinated national strategies while still navigating fragmented markets and slower decision-making processes. As Netis explains, the United States sees the quantum race as "an explicit and targeted response to China", highlighting how strategic competition is increasingly shaping the future direction of the sector.
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--- Written by Gus Farrow, Senior Manager, StoneX TV
--- Expert: Dmitry Netis, Benchmark Co-head of Technology Investment Banking
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