Trump’s Fulbright cuts mark end of a soft power era

America’s biggest educational exchange program is on its last legs. President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget recently proposed to cut the Fulbright Program by nearly 80%. The cut comes during the 80th year of the program, which was founded at the behest of its namesake, Senator J. William Fulbright, in 1946. Today, the Fulbright [...] The post Trump’s Fulbright cuts mark end of a soft power era appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-06-30 08:41:31