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Jan 01, 2026
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Scientific knowledge increasingly shapes how international decisions are made. (NASA)

Science is the new foreign policy

Diplomacy doesn’t just happen in embassies anymore. It happens in labs, technology centers, and data networks. Today, global politics is shaped by decisions regarding:

  • Climate change and vaccine technology.

  • Artificial intelligence and spac…

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