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August 17, 2026
Pentagon Orders Universities to Cut Foreign Partnerships or Risk Funding
- The Pentagon has ordered 30 universities, including Harvard and MIT, to review and potentially terminate foreign academic partnerships deemed a national security risk.
- Institutions must report their findings by August 31, 2023, or risk losing federal funding.
- The directive is part of a broader initiative to protect U.S. research from foreign exploitation, particularly from China, Russia, and Iran.
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- Harvard, NYU among 30 universities hit with Pentagon foreign-tie audit deadlineAug 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM · Fox News
- Pentagon threatens to cut federal funding to 30 universities over foreign academic partnershipsAug 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM · The Guardian