I think this has been ideated as win-win: if they cave in to demands, US foreign policy is seen to have influence worldwide. If they don't cave, it's net money savings.<p>What they forget is the longterm: France will maintain independence, will fund research from from state funds, will attract science fleeing US regressive policies, will build IPR longterm.<p>I think it's likely however, no amount of "adverse" outcome will cause a reversal because the current administration is both anti-science and anti-internationalist.<p>It will be interesting to see if French adademic and research institutions drop into line.