East Asia

Perspective

We must not let the promise of quantum computing technology be subsumed by our fears of what it can do in the hands of malignant actors.

Conversation

The Minister of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Lim Hye Sook talked with Sudip Parikh, the CEO of AAAS and Executive Publisher of the Science family of journals, during her visit to Washington, DC in December 2021.

Conversation

The Ambassador of China to the U.S., Ambassador Qin Gang spoke with Science & Diplomacy on China’s vision of the nexus between science and diplomacy. This is the seventh interview of the Ambassador Interview Series.

Conversation

The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the U.S., Ambassador Lee Soo Hyuck spoke with Science & Diplomacy on South Korea’s science diplomacy. This is the sixth interview of the Ambassador Interview Series.

Article

This article reviews Japan’s efforts to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and discusses the future in science, technology and innovation (STI) to achieve the SDGs at global, regional, national, and local levels.

Perspective

This piece compiles the four presentations of the session on Global Health Diplomacy and Disaster Diplomacy, held virtually on the third day of the 2020 AAAS-TWAS Summer Course on Science Diplomacy on September 23, 2020. 

Article

This article presents examples of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)-based responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating the importance of developing, supporting, and maintaining HEI networks in low- and middle-income countries.

In the Field

This text details efforts in building capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship among scientists and engineers in developing countries. 

Editorial

Catastrophic failures of the science-policy interface in many countries and globally have led to disastrous outcomes for public health, the economy, and international collaboration. 

Article

Analysing S&T cooperation between the EU and China in the field of solar PV, the article concludes that the concept of science diplomacy is difficult to pursue in a relatively mature technological domain, with clear commercial interests at stake.

Article

With increasingly complex data, how data interacts with diplomacy will transform diplomatic interactions, from eliminating barriers, building communities, and fostering diplomatic relationships.

Article

As the world moves to a militarized space, the European Union may have the tools to assist in the establishment of confidence building measures between China, Russia, and the United States in the domain of space.