Sphere Of Security Research Articles

Status i znaczenie Trójmorza w konstrukcji współczesnej globalnej architektury bezpieczeństwa

This article covers a cross-sectional and updating reflection on the phenomena taking place in the security sphere of the region, the so-called Three Seas. The research subject of the article is the Three Seas Initiative format as a potential subjective keystone of the security of Central and Eastern Europe, treated taking into account historical and current events, as one of the foundations of not only the European or Euro-Atlantic, but also the global security architecture. The priority research goal was to present and analyze the progress and integration and institutional perspectives of the Three Seas Region, and thus an attempt to search for the status arrangements of this format, by analyzing this geopolitical space in the light of, above all, the concept of regional security complexes (but also, among others, geopolitical wedges, the influence of superpowers of the global balance of power). The findings presented in these investigations signal both attempts to comprehensively bind the region with interdependence, attempts at far-reaching rapprochement and co-creation of soft security architecture – in the form of development-progressing infrastructure, as well as pragmatic and conservative behavior, resulting from both the geopolitical dynamics and current national calculations of the Three Seas countries.

South Caucasus in the Phase of Russian-Ukrainian War: New Security Challenges and Possible Scenarios for Development

The paper mainly examines the economic, political and military situation in the South Caucasus after the start of Russian-Ukrainian war. In the paper we are focused on the question of what kind of consequences does the Russian-Ukrainian war has on the countries of the South Caucasus. Relying on the analytical-forecasting approach, we also are trying to forecast what developments can be expected in this region. On this regard we especially look onto the facts from Armenia’s perspective. Of course, the discussion of the situation in Georgia and Azerbaijan was also under our great attention, because we also had set a task to compare the processes that took place in the three countries of the region.
 The modernity of the topic can be measured, first of all, by its global political significance: Russian-Ukrainian conflict continues to be on the top of world political processes. On the other hand, it is actual when studying political and economic processes in the post-Soviet territory. By and large, as a result, the South Caucasus is a part of the European and Middle Eastern security sphere, or at least has an important role in them. Therefore, the ongoing developments in this region are not local and may also affect the European, Middle Eastern and the processes also in other regions.
 Russian-Ukrainian conflict has affected on foreign policy behavior of the Southern Caucasus countries. The region is now under the turbulence zone, so we are not aware from being faced by new challenges and security issues. Since we have highly evaluated the impact of the conflict on the countries of the region, we have also tried to make certain predictions regarding possible future development scenarios, which could be as recommendations for foreign policy decision making structures of Armenia.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, GENOM, CYBERSPACE AND SPACE – CONTEMPORARY THREATS TO THE SECURITY OF THE STATE AND NATIONS

Among many contemporary threats, which include threats in the military, economic or social sphere, issues related to threats in cyberspace, artificial intelligence (AI), genetic modifications of the human genome and threats related to with space exploration. This work, based on a qualitative analysis of the literature, aims to identify selected, often overlooked and not functioning in the common awareness of contemporary threats to state security. The analysis undertaken allows us to conclude that an important factor contributing to the increase in the level of threat to the security of the state and nation today are the contemporary "black swans" in the security sphere, the weakness of political leadership, unknown directions of AI development and changes in the human genome, threats related to the outer space exploration and threats in cyberspace.

Інноваційні засади публічної політики у сфері продовольчої безпеки в Україні: аналіз сучасного стану та рекомендації для України

The article is devoted to studying innovative principles of public policy in Ukraine's food security sphere. The author analyzed the current state and challenges of food security in Ukraine due to globalization, military conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other threats. The author also considered the main directions and tools of public policy aimed at ensuring food security at the national and regional levels, as well as Ukraine's contribution to global food security. The research used comparative analysis, statistical analysis, case study, and SWOT analysis methods. Food security affects the development of countries and the world. Ukraine has the potential to improve it but faces challenges such as a low level of the economy, corruption, underfunding of education and science, weak state policy, and military aggression of Russia. A comprehensive and innovative strategy is needed to improve food security in Ukraine, which would consider all aspects of the food system. Ukraine can benefit from the experience of other countries that have successfully implemented innovative principles of public policy, such as Estonia, Israel, Singapore, and South Korea. Food security of Ukraine and the world in the conditions of war and pandemic is a dangerous scenario that requires an immediate and joint response from the international community. Based on the obtained results, the author developed recommendations and proposals for improving public policy in the sphere of food security in Ukraine, in particular regarding the creation of a national system of monitoring and early warning of food threats, development of sustainable agricultural production, diversification of production and markets, increasing competitiveness and innovativeness of cultural and creative industries, strengthening participation and accountability in the cultural sphere, as well as using the experience and best practices of other countries. It is necessary to show political will and leadership of the authorities and interested parties to improve the situation, introduce an effective system of monitoring and evaluation of food security using modern technologies, and implement innovative principles of public policy, which would contribute to the development of the agricultural sector, standards and safety of food products, information culture and awareness of the population. The article has theoretical and practical significance for researchers, practitioners, authorities, public organizations, and other interested parties who deal with food security issues in Ukraine and the world. Keywords: innovative principles, public policy, food security, Ukraine, competitiveness, analysis, current state, rec-ommendations, indicators, modeling, improvement.

Legal regulation of economic security of Ukraine under the establishment of Industry 4.0

Problem setting. The conditions of the modern digital era impose new requirements on the efficiency of national enterprises. Industry 4.0 involves digitization and automation of production processes and management at enterprises of the real sector of the economy to increase labor productivity, reduce costs, flexibility and adaptability of production systems, and the effectiveness of cooperation in the value creation chain. At the same time, with the possibilities of Industry 4.0 technologies, there are threats to economic security, which requires the development of a strategic vision and legal regulation of security in the digital economy. Analysis of recent researches and publications. The analysis of scientific publications of domestic scientists on the topic of the study showed that there are two opposite groups of works. The first group of researchers analyzes the risks and threats of Industry 4.0 for the economy; however, the authors do not provide recommendations for ensuring economic security in the digital economy. The second group of scientific publications is devoted to general issues of ensuring the economic security of Ukraine, in particular in the legal sphere. However, they hardly pay attention to threats from digitalization. Purpose of research is the development of theoretical provisions and practical recommendations regarding the improvement of regulatory and legal regulation of ensuring the economic security of Ukraine in the conditions of the formation of Industry 4.0. Article’s main body. The work examines the essence of Industry 4.0, the possibilities and advantages of introducing digital technologies into management and production processes, the risks of digitalization and threats to the economic security of Ukraine, the feasibility of improving the legal regulation of economic security in the conditions of the introduction of digital technologies is substantiated. During the analysis of legal acts, the lack of a strategic vision of ensuring economic security against the threats of digitalization, an insufficient list of security indicators for assessing the consequences of digital transformations, and the threat of Ukraine’s financial and technological dependence on developed countries were revealed. The basic principles of the formation of state policy in the field of economic security are substantiated: the rule of law, the priority of protecting economic sovereignty, the correlation and comparability of national and international legislation, adequacy, expediency, meaningfulness, rationality, timeliness and effectiveness of regulatory measures, mutually beneficial conditions of international cooperation, equality of opportunities for residents and nonresidents, stimulation of the domestic economy, sequence of opening of the national economic system for the EU economic system, priority of protection of strategic sectors of the economy, recognition of the jurisdiction of international judicial and arbitration bodies. It is proposed to improve legal regulation in terms of expanding the principles of state policy formation in the field of economic security, revising the methodology for calculating the level of economic security of Ukraine, regulating the provisions on the development and implementation of the Strategy of Economic Security of Ukraine, establishing threats from digitalization and determining the corresponding tasks to overcome them in each sphere of economic security. Conclusions and prospects for development. The implementation of Industry 4.0 is associated with significant threats to national economic security, which requires the development and implementation of a state policy to ensure security in the field of the digital economy. The developed recommendations for improving legal regulation will allow to more effectively ensure economic security in Ukraine. Further directions of research consist in the development and scientific substantiation of measures to ensure economic security in conditions of digitalization, improvement of legal support for their effective implementation.

Azerbaijan’s Path to Fulfilling Its Current Role in Building Global Energy Security and Its Prospects for the Future

The research problem of this paper concerns energy security in the regional and global dimensions in the context of Azerbaijan’s role in its construction, the aim being to verify whether Azerbaijan is one of the key elements in building energy security, especially in the South Caucasus, but also in relation to the European Union and even in a global sense. The factorial and comparative methods were mainly used to examine the indicated subject matter. This article shows that both natural conditions and the appropriate actions of the Azerbaijani authorities have been strengthening the country’s role for several decades not only as the main element of the energy security of the South Caucasus, but also as one of the key factors in building the energy security of the European Union and is shaping itself as a significant co-creator of global security in this sphere. Azerbaijan’s achievements to date in the sphere of energy security and forecasts for the future allow one to conclude that the state will have an increasingly stronger position as a guarantor of security in the discussed sphere in the South Caucasus, and its role as a co-builder of the Union’s energy security will take on new, unprecedented shapes. Also, in the global dimension, the role of Azerbaijan will increase.

Securitatea psihologică - abordări conceptuale

The article tries to defi ne the concept of psychological security by generalizing the concepts from the specialized literature. The analysis of the literature highlighted the psychological security as a determining factor of good performance in the daily activities of individuals, whether we mention the family nucleus or the professional, respectively educational sphere, all these stages that people go through, can cause syncope in the development of the individual’s personality. We revealed that the emotional sphere of psychological security becomes the most impacted aspect of the transition from one age stage to another, which reminds development specialists to focus their professional activity in this fi eld, poorly stored in the collective consciousness, but also in specialized studies.

Ways of improving the public-private partnership in the sphere of cyber security of Ukraine

The article examines the content and forms of public-private partnership in the field of cyber security in Ukraine, the relevance of this direction in the context of cyber security of Ukraine. The experience of the USA and the EU in the field of public-private partnership development is analyzed. Actual areas of improvement of public-private partnership are proposed. Proposals for improving the current legislation of Ukraine regarding such a partnership in the field of cyber security have been formulated.

The special features of using the artificial intelligence in the matters of cybersecurity

The role and importance of artificial intelligence in the field of cyber security is determined. The methods of using artificial intelligence in cyber security are detailed. The advantages and priorities of the use of artificial intelligence in the sphere of cyber security are defined. The shortcomings and problematic issues related to the use of artificial intelligence technologies by hackers in the field of cyber security are summarized. The innovative achievements of the practical implementation of generative artificial intelligence technologies ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) are highlighted. The legal principles of the regulation of artificial intelligence in the field of cyber security in Ukraine are outlined. Threatening trends in the use of artificial intelligence technologies have been identified based on the Europol report 2023. A review of the legislative initiatives of the EU aimed at regulating the field of artificial intelligence, in particular in the issue of cyber security, was conducted. The directions of improvement of the legal framework and regulatory requirements regarding the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the field of cyber security are summarized, especially in the conditions of the legal regime of martial law in Ukraine.

Population health as a component of public security: the experience of the European Union and Ukraine

The scientific article, taking into account the original concept of public safety, examines the European experience and domestic approaches to public health protection in a comprehensive, risk-oriented and preventive mode. The urgency of the investigated issues is shown not only in national, but also in international dimensions. The EU initiative on health security (2020-2025), which aims to create a regional workforce responsible for the prevention and control of infectious disease challenges and strengthen regional cooperation to overcome cross-border health security threats, has been positively evaluated. It is established that the outbreak of COVID-19 in the world has created new "opportunities" for organized criminal groups, given that law enforcement agencies are actively involved in resolving crisis situations in order to reduce the further spread of viral infection.
 From the standpoint of legal comparative analyses, the Ukrainian approach to public health protection within the national public safety program is highlighted. In particular, in Ukraine, the sphere of public security includes relations related to compliance with quarantine rules and the fight against particularly dangerous infectious diseases and epidemics. It was noted that the task of the Ukrainian authorities in the context of countering the spread and consequences of the corona crisis was not only the introduction of administrative and strengthening of criminal liability, but also the introduction at the local level of clear and specific rules of conduct during quarantine and timely and full communication of their content to the population.
 It is emphasized that the duty of citizens during large-scale threats to health is to strictly comply with regulations and requirements of competent authorities. It was determined that this directly depends, first of all, on the clear interaction of such state institutions as the bodies of the National Police, the State Emergency Service, the National Guard, local self-government bodies, communal enterprises, health care institutions, transport, human rights organizations, public associations for the protection of law and order among themselves and with the public.

Traveling technology and perverted logics: conceptualizing Palantir’s expansion into health as sphere transgression

ABSTRACT This paper contains a normative interpretation and critique of Palantir’s expansion into the health domain by using the conceptual lens of ‘sphere transgressions’. The technology company, known for its activities in the sphere of security, expanded into the health domain during the pandemic, providing software to monitor the spread of Covid-19. In 2019 Palantir was severely criticized by human rights organizations for its role in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump administration. Activists and politicians worry about Palantir’s move into health. However, critique is often limited to data protection. These concerns fail to grasp the risks and harms of this expansion. In this paper, I explore the risks of Palantir’s expansion into the health sphere using Sharon’s sphere transgressions framework as a conceptual lens and critical tool to understand and judge this move. We should anticipate the risks of no public returns, dominance, and new dependencies. While this might be true for many Big Tech actors, I add that Palantir’s expansion might be particularly pernicious. Palantir’s history reveals the perversion of logics under exclusionary politics in the sphere of security. At the very least, this warrants special vigilance when importing their technologies into the sphere of health. I conclude that the sphere transgressions framework reveals risks beyond data protection regarding Palantir’s expansion into the health domain.

Економічна безпека держави: теоретичні засади

Introduction. The deepening of globalization processes in the modern world actualizes the issue of ensuring economic security at all levels of the state system. The vulnerability of the national economy to risks and threats is increasing due to the possibility of aggravation of crisis phenomena in the economy, a potential decrease in financial independence, activation of the shadow economy, and an increase in the volume of illegal financial transactions. The activation of European integration processes, the specifics of the functioning of Ukraine's economy during martial law, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic determine the importance of rethinking the theoretical foundations of the state's economic security. Problem Statement. Clarifying the theoretical provisions of economic security: updating the terminological apparatus, and researching the security aspects of the concept of sustainable development. Purpose is to deepen the theoretical provisions of the economic security of the state in the context of the concept of sustainable development, based on the analysis of information from professional sources. Methods. The methods of generalization, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, grouping, abstraction were used in the processing of literary sources and clarification of the terminology of the sphere of economic security. Results. The theoretical prerequisites of economic security in the context of the concept of sustainable development are analyzed. The role of financial monitoring in ensuring economic security has been clarified. Economically safe is a stable state of the state, characterized by the balance of relevant indicators and invulnerability to external and internal threats, which ensures sustainable and effective development based on the observance of national economic interests. The development of the financial monitoring system is inextricably linked with the development of the economic security system, as an integral attribute of Ukraine's sustainable development. Conclusions. Financial transactions involving money laundering are characterized by a global nature, their perception as a problem of one jurisdiction does not correspond to the realities of global economic processes, since no country is able to stop illegal financial flows in full. Countering illegal financial flows requires effective measures at the national and international levels.

Predictive bases of development of the military sphere of national security

The methodological aspects of analysis and forecasting of military-political situation in the context of alliance building, influencing the military sphere of national security, are shown. Negative factors indicating the imbalance of global and regional security assurance system are revealed. It is emphasized that understanding of military conflict development in the form of an “escalation ladder” will allow the political and military leaders to prevent the loss of controlability of the conflict. The main trends of military and political situation determining military dangers and threats to the Union State,as well as the peculiarities of its development in the medium- and long-term forecasts were revealed. It has been specified that challenges and threats to the military security of Belarus and Russia will be of a complex and multidirectional nature, affecting all spheres of their activities. The task of their foreign and military policies is strengthening international security and strategic stability on the global and regional levels. The main features of military conflicts and armed struggle in the XXI century are defined. It is concluded that peaceful development of the Belarusian state in the conditions of increasing military violence is possible under the condition of guaranteed provision of military security of the state. It is important to continuously forecast the international and military-political situation, to improve the military organization of the state, the unity of the state power, the army and the people of the country. The main military strategic task for the political elite of the state is to deter aggression in any of its manifestations.

ERGONOMIC METHODS TO OVERCOME THE EMOTIONAL BURNOUT OF THE MODERN MANAGER IN THE SPHERE OF INFORMATION SECURITY

The article defines the key aspects of overcoming emotional burnout of modern manager in the sphere of information security. A research was conducted within the framework of the outlined issues. This research was aimed at studying the emotional burnout of a modern manager. The study, which was conducted from September 2019 to January 2022, involved 204 respondents aged 24 to 59, of whom 120 were men and 84 were women. The pilot study covered managers in the field of information security in Berdiansk, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih and Kropyvnytskyi. As part of the research, the participants were offered a system of recommendations, which included ergonomic methods to overcome emotional burnout, specific exercises and self-improvement methods. Among the recommended ergonomic methods to overcome emotional burnout among managers in the field of information security, special attention is focused on such things as: social empathy; maintenance of highly professional activities; time management; intelligent recharging; full nutrition. It was found that the implemented ergonomic methods for the preventive measures of emotional burnout and the advice provided contributed to reducing the level of emotional burnout in managers. Their condition has significantly improved. Not a single respondent was found who would not have demonstrated positive changes in emotional state. The indicators of each phase after the application of the proposed ergonomic directions and the implementation of the provided recommendations proved the positive dynamics of changes. The most significant positive changes are monitored at the level of the exhaustion phase. In terms of tension and resistance phase, the indicators have also improved. However, it is not necessary to stop there, so that managers can fully cope with emotional burnout. It has been established that if you do not neglect the recommendations developed by us, which are aimed at overcoming emotional burnout, you can improve the emotional, mental, social and physical state of the manager. All respondents who faithfully followed the ergonomic advice had positive dynamics of changes both at work and at home. The proposed ergonomic methods are focused on the formation of successful modern manager personality in the field of information security, and require further more detailed scientific researches.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE MODEL OF THE STATE SECURITY ENSURING SYSTEM OF UKRAINE

Attention is focused on the conceptual uncertainty in the critical issue of what should be the most optimal public administrative model for ensuring the state security of Ukraine in the current realities of the development of the strategic security environment. The article analyzes the national scientific achievements in the development of state security ensuring system of Ukraine as a fundamental public administration system which comprehensively covers, among other things, the state security sphere. Research of theoretical general methodological approaches to improving existing and developing new forms and methods of ensuring state security of Ukraine is presented, highlighting promising scientific and academic experience that can be useful for the development and improvement of the optimal public administrative model of ensuring state security of Ukraine. Considering the national scientific discourse on the categorical concepts of “state security”, “national security”, and “national security system”, the article examines the characteristics which should be inherent in a perfect system of ensuring state security, that should be developed in the Ukrainian State. The authors’ definition of the generalized concept of Ukraine’s security ensuring system is presented, considering the above analysis, and the critical tasks of Ukraine’s security ensuring system are detailed. Characteristic features of the state security system of Ukraine are identified: the system has to be manageable, observable, and identifiable; the system may contain destabilizing elements of subsystems; it is necessary to distinguish security levels based on the principle of their relative independence (“strategic-tactical-operational” or, for example, “national-district-regional-local” or “functional-sectoral”). Methodological approaches to developing a complementary public administrative model for ensuring the state security of Ukraine are proposed, which is intended to serve as a reliable tool for solving organizational and administrative tasks in the sphere of ensuring the state security of Ukraine.

The nexus between human security and human rights

The expansion and deepening of security have initiated the emergence of new concepts, which, among other things, have enabled new ways of understanding and interpreting threats and risks in the security sphere. Human security is one of the new concepts that are becoming part of the security strategies of many countries, despite still-present dilemmas, especially over its practical significance and usability. This paper explores the interrelationship between human security and human rights, starting from the reference object towards which both are directed; that is, the individual. On the one hand, it explores the placement and meaning of human rights in the concept of human security, also enabling its greater concretization; on the other, it analyses the meaning and impact this concept has and should have in promoting and protecting human rights. Hence, the main thesis is that the human security concept has a greater chance of being more widely accepted and more effective when based on human rights, and that human rights are more likely to be protected and respected if treated as part of human security.

Соціальна резильєнтність національної економіки крізь призму досвіду Європейського Союзу та України

The authors deal with the concept of resilience (stress resistance) at the macro level, and reveal its meaning in the societal, economic and social dimensions. It is shown that in the context of the strengthening of global risks and hybrid threats, and the accelerated transformation of the world into a global hybrid "peace-war" system, the priority task of government policy is to ensure the resilience of the national economic system as the ability to maintain functionality and recover after the shock effect of various factors. Based on the logical-historical approach, the authors reveal the stages in the formation of the concept of multidimensional resilience as a strategic basis of modern governance of the European Union. This concept became the basis for the reconfiguration of the EU strategic foresight system in 2020, integrated into the process of forming a Pan-European policy aimed at ensuring an effective transition to a "green", digital and fairer Europe. Within the framework of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), the updated EU strategic foresight system provides for the use of "Resiliency Information Panels" as a new monitoring tool, developed with due regard of the specificity in the development of the participating states. The evaluations of the socio-economic resilience of the European Union for the year 2023, which were obtained with the help of the specified monitoring tool, were analyzed and presented by the European Commission. The authors reveal the role of the concept of multidimensional resilience in the formation and implementation of national recovery and stability plans of the EU states at the current stage. Characterized the legislative innovations of the European Union regarding the resilience of the economies and societies of the participating countries in the conditions of overcoming the shock consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian-Ukrainian war and climate change. The paper substantiates the need to ensure the social resilience of the economic development of Ukraine as a reliable pillar of its support during the war with the Russian Federation, as well as during the post-war reconstruction and reconstruction. The authors prove that the social resilience of Ukraine’s national economy under the conditions of martial law and post-war reconstruction can be presented in the form of a model that structurally contains three sectors, namely: 1) employment and labor potential; 2) solvent consumer demand; and 3) social protection and provision. Each of these sectors is complexly dependent on many factors that characterize the generation of human and social capital, the quality of people's lives, the development of the spheres of employment, social security and social protection of the population, the state of the ecosystem and the institutional environment, etc. Taking into account the EU’s modern approaches, a list of basic and additional indicators is developed for monitoring and analyzing the social resilience of Ukraine’s national economy. The authors provide various practical recommendations on state policy measures aimed at ensuring the social resilience of this country’s economy of Ukraine in the war and post-war period.

Analysis of the current state and development trends of regulatory and legal regulation of state policy in the sphere of national security

Analysis of the current state and development trends of regulatory and legal regulation of state policy in the sphere of national security

On the analysis of sociodynamics of student youth competences in the sphere of Internet technologies and safety of network behavior

The article analyzes the sociodynamics of student youth competences, in particular future lawyers, in the sphere of information technologies and security of network behavior in the conditions of activation of destructive network influences during the special military operation of Russia on the territory of Ukraine. The relevant competencies of students were analyzed in the framework of systematic, purposeful mastering of them according to the results of the entrance and final questionnaire in the form of self-analysis. In the process of the research the following tasks were solved: (1) study of the sociodynamics of network behavior of young users, their knowledge, competencies, attitudes, specific actions and deeds that affect the physical and psychological state in the conditions of interaction in the virtual environment and the use of digital technologies; (2) analyzing the knowledge about the risks of destructive effects of using various Internet resources and content, studying their readiness to counteract negative network influence in modern conditions; (3) analyzing the correlation of the obtained data with the analytics published on the Internet in 2020–2022 based on the results of sociological surveys on similar topics.As the surveys have shown, in order to form safe online behavior of young people on the Internet, minimize the risks of destructive network influence, and ensure information security, it is important to initially and systematically instill the skills of competent online behavior in children, adolescents and young users at all stages of their development and education. It is necessary to teach them to correctly define the boundaries of reliability and misinformation, to ensure the mastery of knowledge about the basics of information security, to form and consolidate skills and competencies to apply the acquired knowledge, including critical thinking, and to counteract destructive network influences. These tasks are especially relevant in the current socio-political environment of special military operation and intensification of information warfare.

Regulating misleading political advertising on online platforms: an example of regulatory mercantilism in digital policy

ABSTRACT Since its Joint Communication on Hybrid Threats, the EU has publicly recognized the risks to its security posed by non-traditional means aimed at undermining its legitimacy. The propagation of disinformation including misleading political advertising serves as a key example of how the Commission’s perception of the EU’s vulnerability to hybrid threats in times of geopolitical instability is shaping its regulatory policies. This article uses the framework of regulatory mercantilism, which argues that in conditions of perceived vulnerability, a state-like actor will reassert regulatory control based on a security logic in areas previously characterized by self-regulatory regimes. This article considers the Commission’s 2019–2024 priorities, and how the spheres of technology, security, and democracy policies are intersecting as a response to hybrid threats. As a result, online platform governance in the EU is being substantially restructured with a move from systems of self-regulation to co-regulation backed by sanction as a means of combating hybrid threats online. The Commission’s “taking back control” from platforms in the context of a digital sovereignty agenda serves as an example of regulatory mercantilism in digital policy, which sees the Commission seek to promote regulatory strength in response to perceived vulnerability.