European institutions are making an effort to recruit US based academics concerned about cuts to research funding (etc). As things sort themselves out the US will need to ensure it doesn't fall behind in research and innovation. There may be new ways to do that. Time will tell. Before and after WWII the US benefited from European academics moving to the US. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/25/europe-universities-us-researchers-trump-administration-science?utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=researchers