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India Tests New Forum for Science Diplomacy at Raisina Dialogue
New Delhi initiative reflects growing effort to link scientific cooperation with geopolitical strategy.
 • Science Diplomat Staff
Cambridge Journal Invites Research on Science Diplomacy and Sustainability
Special issue of Global Sustainability seeks papers examining how scientific cooperation and diplomacy intersect in international sustainability…
 • Science Diplomat Staff
Heilprin Land as a Proving Ground
Competing Truths Were Forced to Confront the Same, Indifferent Terrain — and Only One Survived.
 • John Heilprin
Science Advice Is Under Strain and Science Must Reform Itself, Sir Peter Gluckman Says
The president of the International Science Council argues that a widening gap between scientific and political cultures, not declining trust in science…
 • John Heilprin
What the U.S. AI Showdown Reveals About Competing Governance Models
As the Pentagon seeks sovereign authority, the U.N. advances redistribution, dialogue and shared technical baselines.
 • Arete News Staff

February 2026

U.N. Holds Emergency Session as Iran Invokes Self-Defense After U.S.–Israeli Strikes
Coordinated military action and reported leadership death unfold as Washington prepares to assume Security Council presidency.
 • John Heilprin
E.U. Moves to Codify Science Diplomacy as Strategic Instrument
New European Commission proposal would establish an E.U. framework linking research to economic security, sovereignty and geopolitical positioning.
 • Science Diplomat Staff
Science Advice in a Fragmented World: A Conversation with Sir Peter Gluckman
The president of the International Science Council reflects on science diplomacy, institutional trust, and governing complex technologies across…
 • Science Diplomat Staff
The Science Diplomat Podcast — Season 1, Episode 1
Independent reporting and conversations on science and governance.
 • Science Diplomat Staff
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The Science Diplomat Podcast — Season 1, Episode 0
Independent reporting and conversations on science and governance.
 • Science Diplomat Staff
15:48
As Data Outruns Diplomacy, Power Accelerates
In the twentieth century, Greenland stopped being a question.
 • John Heilprin
Open Science and Global Progress: The Politics of Knowledge Sharing
From equity to security, the drive to share scientific knowledge is reshaping how research influences policy and international cooperation.
 • Science Diplomat Staff
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