Americas

New Perspective

Science Diplomacy as a Defining Role for Canada in the Twenty-First Century

By Alan Bernstein - 06.10.2013

Canada can play an important global role as a knowledge broker, which requires a foreign policy that draws from the nation's international scientific reputation and uses knowledge and technology to address global challenges.

Broader Mid-East & North Africa

New Article

Academic Tribes and Transboundary Water Management

By Julie Trottier, David B. Brooks - 05.28.2013

New potential solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian water conflict can be found by harnessing knowledge produced by social sciences to promote a demand management approach and addressing disciplinary divisions.

East Asia

New Editorial

The Making of a Science Diplomat

By Vaughan C. Turekian - 06.10.2013

How a science diplomat’s career was influenced by things he learned from his father: a shared commitment to solving a problem is the bedrock of a friendship, life is not linear, and change requires challenging the orthodoxy.

Europe

New Editorial

The Making of a Science Diplomat

By Vaughan C. Turekian - 06.10.2013

How a science diplomat’s career was influenced by things he learned from his father: a shared commitment to solving a problem is the bedrock of a friendship, life is not linear, and change requires challenging the orthodoxy.

Oceania

Perspective

How a Small Country Can Use Science Diplomacy

For small countries with advanced S&T capacity, science diplomacy has a different focus from larger nations. It is essential in projecting New Zealand’s profile and leveraging limited resources.

South & Central Asia

Article

Research and Diplomacy 350 Kilometers above the Earth

By Julie Payette - 12.10.2012

The International Space Station, with partners that surmount their cultural, organizational, and political differences to pursue a collective vision, serves as a model of science diplomacy.

Sub-Saharan Africa

Article

SAFARI 2000

By being flexible, parsimonious, and open, SAFARI 2000 became a transformational network that fostered equal partnerships among countries, even though the countries had varying levels of resources.