Knowledge Battlegrounds

Navigating Security Imperatives in Global Academia

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  • Alma Maldonado-Maldonado Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV)

Keywords:

Geopolitics and Academic Freedom

Abstract

This paper explores the interplay between academia and geopolitics, revealing how universities have become battlegrounds for national security interests. The paper unveils four dimensions: security-driven internationalization constraints, the allure of global talent mobility, the digital espionage in academic settings, and the politicization of knowledge. In a world of intensifying rivalries, the article presents urgent questions about preserving academic freedom amid competing national desires in a context where higher education is crucial for development and innovation.

Author Biography

Alma Maldonado-Maldonado, Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV)

Alma Maldonado-Maldonado is researcher at the Departamento de Investigaciones Educativas (Educational Research Department) at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) in Mexico City, Mexico, and editor of the weekly educational blog of the magazine Nexos(https://educacion.nexos.com.mx). E-mail: almaldo2@gmail.com.

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Published

2025-08-05

How to Cite

Maldonado-Maldonado, A. (2025). Knowledge Battlegrounds: Navigating Security Imperatives in Global Academia. International Higher Education, (123), 7–8. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/20219

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No. 123 (2025): Summer Issue

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