Science diplomacy is often framed as cooperation and shared knowledge. Its limits matter just as much. Part 4 of our introductory series looks at where science diplomacy runs up against hard constraints: national security, inequality in scientific capacity, politics and institutional limits.

From AI to climate risk, Swiss-hosted sessions at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year highlighted anticipation as a possible governance tool — while underscoring the limits of neutral convening spaces.

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How does science diplomacy actually work when there’s no treaty, no vote, and no enforcement power?

In a divided world, what matters most is often precisely where official authority ends.

In Part 3 of The Science Diplomat's introductory series, we explore how influence works without formal power:

As the U.N.’s High Seas Treaty enters into force, extending governance to nearly half the planet’s ocean, science is moving faster than the rules designed to govern it.

Autonomous systems, genetic tools, and AI are transforming ocean science, even as governance struggles to keep pace.

Science diplomacy is often discussed as an idea. In practice, it is shaped by institutions and how they embed scientific expertise into power, authority, and decision-making. Part 2 of an introductory series.

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Where does the U.S. withdrawal from international organizations actually land?

This maps the geography of science diplomacy and explains what changes when U.S. participation and funding end in the institutions that set scientific baselines and standards.

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The U.S. decision to withdraw from dozens of international organizations is often framed as a climate or political story.

This piece looks at it through a different lens: science diplomacy, standard-setting, and the institutions that quietly underpin global governance.

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Diplomacy no longer happens only in embassies.

It now unfolds in laboratories, research alliances, standards bodies, data infrastructures, and innovation ecosystems.

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Even when politics fracture, countries still cooperate on science. This piece looks at how — and why those quiet channels often matter most during crises.
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• Science as a tool of governance

• How evidence shapes international rules and standards

• Where scientific cooperation holds — and where it breaks

• What happens when public knowledge systems erode

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Science increasingly underpins diplomacy, security, trade, climate policy, and global governance — yet the institutions that translate science into decision-making are under strain.

This publication focuses on that interface: where scientific knowledge becomes power, risk, and governance.