Sovereignty's Price: Belgium Embraces Domestic IT at Cost of Treason Risk

Belgium's shift from US-based IT outsourcing to domestic control reveals the uncomfortable trade-off between geopolitical sovereignty and internal security vulnerabilities. With new Criminal Code provisions enabling treason charges against government IT personnel, European nations are now forced to choose between foreign surveillance risks and homegrown insider threats. This emblematic case illustrates how rising geopolitical tensions are fundamentally reshaping the security calculus of government IT strategy.