Research brief

Status: complete; published 2026-08-19

Scope as inventoried (v0 held). Layer questions answered: evidence posture (H25a revised), provenance-as-compliance (H25b reframed), classification debate (CD-14), sovereignty updates, agent governance patterns. Maintainer POV: Batch B kickoff questions 3 and 5 (2026-08-19).

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Source: research/R11-governance-risk-sovereignty/brief.md in the evidence repository behind this site.