Global education is facing headwinds from policies in the US framed as "national security safeguards." For the Educational Testing Service (ETS), the world's largest private educational testing and assessment organization, these are indeed testing times. But it's also creating plenty of opportunities. From reimagining standardized testing to AI-driven innovations, ETS is trying to shape the future of learning worldwide. How is ETS leveraging cutting-edge technology to redefine educational benchmarks? When cross-border collaboration encounters geopolitical friction, can international education forge a third path forward, transcending all these zero-sum paradigms?