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In the Netherlands, where I live, the recently fallen right-wing populist government implemented sweeping budget cuts to higher education, as part of a broader agenda to diminish the role of universities in public life.

Under the guise of defending national identity and fiscal prudence, these cuts threaten academic freedom and international collaboration.

In Argentina, President Javier Milei’s drastic budget cuts have sparked mass protests.

In a mid-June town hall, she said, “I have made clear very early on that we cannot move forward with a bill that makes cuts to Medicaid.”

The government faced major political pressure over its planned cuts to winter fuel payments and welfare, including from the left of the Labour party - which were subsequently reversed and significantly watered-down.