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.

As governments weigh openness against security and competitiveness, decisions about how scientific knowledge circulates across borders are becoming more contested. (James Lee/Unsplash)

For more than a decade, governments have endorsed open science as a shared principle. Today, they are deciding and often quietly, case by case, how much openness they can …