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IIASA looks from research to science diplomacy and decision intelligence

Festival discussions highlighted science diplomacy, systems analysis and decision intelligence as pillars of evolving plans.

The two-day IIASA Interaction Festival 2026 centered on the first day on collectively rethinking IIASA’s strategic direction in light of a profoundly transformed global context. On the second day, the festival offered panel discussions and a lecture with Argentine ecologist and professor Sandra Diaz, exploring how concepts, metrics and values of biodiversity develop within a context of social narratives that evolve as societies change. (Lisa Palmer/The Science Diplomat)

LAXENBURG, Austria (AN) — Leaders and advisers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis gathered this week to rethink how science can respond to consequential challenges that demand international cooperation, even as the institutions and political relationships needed to support that cooperation come under increasing strain.

Explorations during this week’s IIASA Interaction Festival 2026 focused on how science diplomacy, systems analysis and decision intelligence might bridge that gap.

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