La ciencia puede ser una herramienta útil para mejorar las relaciones internacionales a nivel regional, incluyendo a América Latina.

The Argentinian government has leveraged scientific cooperation to increase efficiency and innovation. Argentina's approaches may work well for other Latin American countries.

"Intergovernmental Scientific Networks in Latin America: Supporting Broader Regional Relationships and Integration" appeared in the December 2014 issue of Science & Diplomacy and has been translated into Spanish.

The Ibero-American Programme for Science, Technology and Development and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research are two instructive approaches to strengthening regional scientific capacity and relationships.