The Global South is rethinking AI but not yet controlling it
As governments reframe AI around justice and sovereignty, control over infrastructure and governance is elsewhere.
SciTech Diplomacy
The strategic use of science and technology in diplomacy is increasingly shaping our lives and helping nations navigate geopolitical tensions and address global challenges. Its modern framework, adopted by leading nations, focuses on using scientific evidence to inform diplomacy and using diplomacy to manage international cooperation and research security as a tool for geopolitical influence.
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From Paris to Montreal: Science diplomacy gets institutional backing
Quebec’s network of research chairs turns last year’s UNESCO science diplomacy agenda into funded partnerships.
Governments turn to AI firms as new layer of governance emerges
Direct agreements with developers reflect a shift toward operational oversight as regulatory systems lag behind.
CERN's Sharma: Global science runs on trust not just new technologies
CERN senior scientist Archana Sharma argues for negotiation, credibility and coordination to underpin shared systems.
Security disputes and U.N. efforts raise pressure for global AI rules
Leaders, multilateral initiatives and defense conflicts all point to the widening gap between capability and governance.
CERN transport feat may redefine European access to antimatter
The successful transport of antimatter may mark the beginning of a more distributed model of scientific research.
ISC chief: Science advice is under strain and science must reform itself
The International Science Council president says the gap between scientific and political cultures is a major challenge.
What the U.S. AI showdown reveals about competing governance models
As the Pentagon seeks sovereign authority, the U.N. advances redistribution, dialogue and shared technical baselines.
E.U. moves to codify science diplomacy as strategic instrument
New European Commission proposal would establish an E.U. framework linking research to diplomatic and other priorities.
U.N. pushes from AI analysis to redistribution, rejecting rich 'whims'
Science authority, political dialogue and capacity funding assembled in parallel as an alternative to formal rule-making.
U.N. names independent global AI science panel amid funding strain
Forty proposed panel members submitted for approval would serve in their personal capacities for a three-year term.
Science diplomacy takes a direct hit as U.S. withdraws from institutions
Trump's order signals further retreat from global cooperation and a dismantling of science diplomacy infrastructure.
AI 'capability' among countries could deepen the rich-poor divide
The rapid, unchecked proliferation of AI is set to trigger new inequities based on vast discrepancies in national readiness.
China seeks global AI body as APEC shapes technology, demographics
At APEC, China pushed to create a new rules-based global organization on AI, possibly headquarted in Shanghai.
U.N. cybercrime accord signed in Hanoi draws concerns over rights
The agreement establishes the first universal legal framework for international cooperation against digital offenses.
U.N.'s AI governance push poses geopolitical test for tech industry
The U.N. General Assembly's formal launch of new AI governance bodies is poised to reshape the technology sector.