The Erosion of Institutional Trust in Public Science (lawfaremedia.org)

• Transition from state-funded scientific optimism to systemic skepticism.
• Institutional challenges in maintaining cross-party support for fundamental research.
• Impact of misinformation on public backing for European mega-science initiatives.

"This analysis explores the shift from viewing science as an 'endless frontier' of progress to its current state of heightened political scrutiny. It addresses how the degradation of trust undermines critical infrastructure projects and the ability of democratic states to leverage fundamental research for national security and resilience."