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Perspective

Scientific Preeminence: An American Domestic and Diplomatic Priority

By Robert D. Hormats - 10/12/2022

Science has seen many accomplishments over the last decade yet is facing growing public distrust. Robert D. Hormats calls on us to rethink U.S. leadership in science and the way the U.S. government is organized to support scientific enterprise.

Article

The U.S. Embassy Science Fellows Program: Implementation and Impacts

The authors share findings from the first public evaluation of the ESF, including information on deployment geography, language requirements, and scientific area of the proposal, as well as an evaluation of its success from the alumni perspective.

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Adapting U.S. Foreign Assistance for a Rapidly Urbanizing World

This piece aims at furthering the understanding of the opportunities and challenges offered by urbanization and the perceptions of foreign assistance professionals regarding current U.S. government foreign assistance and host-government priorities.

Editorial

Thank You

By Vaughan C. Turekian - 09/08/2015

As he moves on to become the new science & technology adviser to the U.S. secretary of state, Vaughan Turekian reflects on his time as editor-in-chief of Science & Diplomacy.

Editorial

Evolving Institutions for Twenty-First Century (Science) Diplomacy

By Vaughan C. Turekian - 06/30/2015

Institutions are adapting to the increasing influence of science and technology on international relationships.

Article

The Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State

By Erica Pincus - 12/22/2014

Over fifteen years, four science and technology advisers have served the U.S. secretary of state, building science capacity in the department, offering advice on policy, and serving as liaisons to the scientific community.

Perspective

Diplomacy for Science Two Generations Later

The U.S. Department of State should reinstate the defunct science attaché program to help address global challenges and strengthen the economic and scientific potential of the United States and other countries.

Article

Science and Technology Agreements as Tools for Science Diplomacy

By Bridget M. Dolan - 12/10/2012

Bilateral Science and Technology agreements help the U.S. Department of State transform diplomatic relationships, promote public diplomacy, highlight cooperation, and protect U.S. national security.

Perspective

Development Science and Science Diplomacy

By Alex Dehgan and E. William Colglazier - 12/07/2012

The PEER program is ushering in an era of diplomacy through science-based development by promoting bilateral and regional cooperation between U.S. and developing country investigators.

Conversation

Science and the U.S. Department of State

By John D. Negroponte - 04/24/2012

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte discusses the role of science in U.S. diplomacy, touching on the Cold War, the International Space Station, and the Montreal Protocol.

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