Don’t Neglect Sovereignty In Higher Education

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Posted on 01/31/2025 4:20:22 PM PST by Twotone

As the new Trump administration is now governing full steam ahead, sovereignty is back with a vengeance.

With inaugural balls still lingering in Washington’s atmosphere, Donald Trump wasted no time in reimplementing aspects of American sovereignty that were dismantled or neglected during Joe Biden’s time in office. In a flurry of executive orders, Trump canceled asylum appointments at the United States-Mexico border, laid the groundwork for ICE deportations, and withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate accords. On the economic front, Trump is planning tariffs on China to curtail the flow of fentanyl. At universities, Trump signed an executive order allowing the deportation of foreign students who express support for Hamas.

In Washington, sovereignty may be the new black; however, restoring sovereignty in higher education is a pressing issue of national security as much as it is a matter of education reform. Foreign influence from U.S. adversaries such as China, Iran, and other countries with values antithetical to American interests pose a threat to America’s qualitative military advantage, prosperity, and the integrity of foreign policy.

In 2023, New York’s Alfred University closed its Confucius Institute after it was discovered to be partnering with a Chinese university tied to the People’s Liberation Army. Alfred University was simultaneously doing hypersonic missile research for the Department of Defense. In September of last year, Georgia Tech withdrew from its own China initiative in the Shenzhen Institute after its Chinese partner, Tianjin University, was added as a designated entity threatening America’s national security. Already in 2025, the University of Michigan ended its program with Shanghai Jiao Tong University due to its involvement in the development of nuclear weapons and submarines.

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1 posted on 01/31/2025 4:20:22 PM PST by Twotone

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