Many countries have power struggles between the central government and big corporations.
Russia has its oligarchy, China has a socialist market economy.
And the second Trump administration has seen major power struggles with big tech companies.

Most governments are critically dependent on technology service firms for their regular IT,
and these companies may not fully fall under national authority, especially when they are multinationals.

Governments cooperate in larger entities, as mentioned before, think EU, NATO, UN.
But some governments create extraterritorial jurisdiction or power, with varying degrees of effectiveness.
Europe's favorite tool for soft power is trade agreements that include regulations.
The US has a strong history of selectively engaging with international agreements, and overriding non-US regulators.

As you can read elsewhere, I find promise theory to be a useful framework for talking about actor interaction.
Open source promises to give users functionality, and liberate them from monopolies.
But when open source has a supply chain security issue, it can feel like a betrayal on those promises.