Editorial: Le Monde

• The Trump administration has initiated an unprecedented war against science, with severe layoffs and blocking of research programs.
• A list of terms that should no longer be used in research and work documents has been published, such as climate, pollution, injustice, gender, and race.
• The attack on science in the United States is framed within a global context of reducing academic freedoms.
• Academic freedoms, necessary for knowledge and to illuminate the consequences of our technical evolutions, are fragile.
• The policy entails an active struggle against science and the reality of the climate and environmental crisis, as well as social injustices.
• Progress in science is a global effort, and attacks on American research will have repercussions on international programs.
• France and other European countries need to find creative ways to support and protect science against this setback.

Conclusion: The Trump administration's war on science is deeply troubling, posing serious implications for academic freedom, the environmental crisis, and social injustice globally.

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