Supporting Science as a Global Good in Crisis
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James Shaw
Joint Centre for Bioethics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Department of Physical Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine. University of Toronto. 500 University Avenue M5G 1V7. Toronto, Canada
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9522-0756
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https://doi.org/10.70099/BJ/2025.02.02.17Palabras clave:
International scientific collaboration, Science policy, Research funding cuts, Global health, Public health surveillance, Tariffs (trade war), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Science diplomacy, Scientific solidarityResumen
Science is under attack. The attack is not new, but it has been escalated significantly by a recent policy implemented by an Executive Order of the President of the United States. Since taking office on January 20th, 2025, President Trump has implemented divestments from (a) the domestic funding of empirical and theoretical research 1, (b) diversity, equity, and inclusion in research and academia 2, and (c) international collaborative science, including public health and climate surveillance 3. Beyond these divestments, the President has also produced a chaotic international trade war, initiated first upon the United States' closest neighbors and partners in trade: Mexico and Canada. The impact of this trade war, now expanded to the United States' other trade partners internationally, further jeopardizes science as a collaborative global endeavor that depends upon relationships between scientists around the world.
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