Over the past two decades, science diplomacy has been cast in a glow of hopeful optimism, especially by academics. It was framed as the art of bridge building, opening channels between adversaries, a common language across cultures, and a refuge for dialogue in times of political rupture. This aspirational model helped connect scientists across geopolitical…
Science diplomacy and the practices it covers have existed for a long time, but the related vocabulary emerged only recently. It is only in the last fifteen years or so that there has been a discourse on science diplomacy, in which the practitioner-driven literature dominates. This article is based on a careful examination of some…
Science diplomacy is a unique research field that is driven and shaped by scholars and practitioners alike. This study examines whether and how recent trends in the broader science diplomacy discourse have impacted scholarship on the topic. First, it examines whether the pertinent scholarship is as international in outlook as practitioners have made science diplomacy…
In a world fractured by geopolitical tensions, GESDA unveils a new framework for anticipatory science diplomacy to ensure that scientific breakthroughs benefit all of humanity In 2018, the world was jolted by the announcement of the first gene-edited babies, engineered using the CRISPR-Cas9 technology by a Chinese scientist. What could have been a triumph of…
In a context marked by increasingly complex socio-environmental challenges, scientific diplomacy—as a space for coordination between science, policy, and diplomacy—takes on particular relevance in Latin America and the Caribbean. With the aim of strengthening capacities and connecting key actors in decision-making and knowledge production, the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the University…
On the Occasion of the Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue, 26–28 January 2025, Muscat, Oman Preamble The Global Knowledge Dialogue is an initiative of the International Science Council (ISC) to periodically consider key issues at the science-society and science-policy interfaces. This edition was convened jointly by the ISC and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and…
The American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Royal Society announces the highly anticipated science diplomacy framework, “Science Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption.” The framework addresses new challenges facing science diplomacy today, including increased economic competition; rapid technological advancements like artificial intelligence; and the rise of non-state actors including “tech titans.” The…
Recommendations of the EU Science Diplomacy Working Groups This report presents the results of five EU Science Diplomacy Working Groups that were established by the European Commission in order to develop recommendations for a European Framework for Science Diplomacy. The working groups consisted of 130 science and diplomacy experts from across Europe, with each group…
It has been 15 years since the publication of the joint AAAS-Royal Society report New Frontiers in Science Diplomacy.1 To mark that anniversary, our two organizations are revisiting our report, aiming to publish an update to it in early 2025. Over the past year, we have consulted stakeholders widely, aiming to gather a diverse range of views…
Almost 15 years have passed since New Frontiers in Science Diplomacy introduced three pillars of science diplomacy: science in diplomacy, diplomacy for science, and science for diplomacy. Since then, in 2017, science and technology advisors from New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan proposed three categories for pragmatic reframing of science diplomacy: 1) actions…
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