Issue Securitisation of social and economic policy

Summary

The report identifies securitisation as a related development in which social and economic questions are framed as security issues or strategic vulnerabilities. Topics such as migration, energy, technology, raw materials, food security and the information domain are more quickly filed under national security and resilience, which changes the logic of policymaking. The report grants that this can speed up decisions and make priorities clearer. It also brings a heavier role for the security apparatus and more emphasis on instruments of control and protection. Unless explicitly safeguarded, the room for open deliberation and long-term consistency shrinks, the report warns.