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What the U.S.-India nuclear accord reveals about science diplomacy
Former negotiators say the 2008 accord transformed U.S.-India relations and reshaped nuclear governance, even as its commercial ambitions largely went…
 • John Heilprin
Decision Intelligence Briefs | No. 1: The global architecture of science diplomacy
Mapping the institutions shaping international scientific cooperation and governance.
 • Science Diplomat Staff
Beyond the forecast: How early warnings are reshaping the U.N. weather agency
An El Niño briefing highlighted the growing role of preparedness, anticipatory action and the U.N.'s Early Warnings for All initiative.
 • John Heilprin
The Science Diplomat Playbook
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond technology policy and into the institutions that govern work, development and international cooperation.
 • Science Diplomat Staff

May 2026

Who safeguards scientific cooperation? Universities make their case in Brussels
From UNESCO to European universities, speakers argued that the future of science diplomacy may depend as much on enduring relationships as on formal…
 • John Heilprin
E.U. adopts first science diplomacy framework, linking research to sovereignty and foreign policy
After a multi-year drafting process involving scientists and diplomats, the 27-nation bloc is moving from defining science diplomacy to building the…
 • Lisa Palmer and John Heilprin
Climate scientists reopen a contentious question: What counts as a valid carbon offset?
A new study suggests temporary carbon storage may have a legitimate role in climate mitigation — though not in the way many carbon markets assumed.
 • John Heilprin
Position is power
How position shapes who decides. Part 5 of a five-part series.
 • Science Diplomat Staff
The Vatican moves into AI diplomacy
Pope Leo XIV’s first AI encyclical positions the Catholic Church inside a widening international struggle over how artificial intelligence should be…
 • John Heilprin
Veteran science broadcaster defends public trust in an age of polarization
The longtime host of CBC’s Quirks & Quarks argues that evidence-based journalism remains essential to helping societies navigate division, distrust and…
 • John Heilprin
The Science Diplomat Playbook
As major multilateral negotiations stall, universities and research networks are moving more visibly into the space between science and geopolitics.
 • Science Diplomat Staff
WHO assembly backs major health measures as financial strains mount
New strategies on antimicrobial resistance, financing and radiation protection approved - while doing 'more with less.'
 • John Heilprin
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