It’s January, and President Trump and a new Congress are taking office. It is timely to examine the changes in structural, economic, and topical policies that are likely to be important for the careers and professions of chemical engineers worldwide.
Many of the circumstances are similar to eight years ago. The following quote from the January 2017 ChE in Context column (p. 15) largely holds true today: “In November, the Republican Party reclaimed the presidency and retained control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Donald Trump ran on a platform broadly rejecting globalism, current trade agreements, and excessive regulations, promising general deconstruction of existing policies to free up business and make room for his vision of encouraging domestic manufacturing.”
Yet, there are important differences. This administration returns many people from the previous term, who now better understand the processes, possibilities, and limits of governance. The Senate regained a Republican majority, but the House maintained a very slim Republican majority; based on history, it could well flip in the 2026 midterm elections. The Supreme Court is solidly conservative, and its relatively young makeup is presumably stable. Now, it is understood that foreign policy will take a transactional approach for both friends and competitors, where the...
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