U.N. starts unloading oil from Yemen tanker to prevent disaster
Without U.N. intervention, the tanker could have released as much as four times the oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez in 1989.
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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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Deep-sea mining emerges as a flashpoint in shift from fossil fuels
Mining the deep seas: The best way forward to a green energy transition, or a looming environmental disaster?
Diplomats examine AI risks to peace and potential for global oversight
British diplomats are leading a push at the U.N. that could be a starting point for a multilateral approach to regulating AI.
AI robots say they won't rebel but can run world better than humans
Nine social robots offered mixed responses to reporters' questions about how strictly they should be regulated.
U.N. chief backs creation of a new international AI watchdog agency
A new organization to supervise artificial intelligence could be modeled after the U.N. atomic watchdog agency.
U.N. stalemate over autonomous weapons enters second decade
Delegates in Geneva mustered a non-binding report that essentially prolongs a decade-old geopolitical impasse.
DIANA makes low-key entrance as NATO’s DARPA-style innovation hub
The new technology accelerator from NATO quietly began taking shape a year before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
At U.N. forum, Swiss promote science and diplomacy for solutions
The first Swiss-led U.N. Security Council open debate mirrored GESDA's brand of anticipatory science and diplomacy.
Zoonomia Project reveals genetic blueprint of 240 species of mammals
The collaboration found parts of genomes remained the same for all mammalian species over millions of years of evolution.
News consortium reveals trove of data on Russian cyber strategies
The potential Russian targets for cybercrimes and disinformation included Swiss diplomats and nuclear plants.
Group of nations back first call for 'responsible' military uses of AI
The agreement emerged from high-level political talks among 85 countries on the sidelines of an international summit.
New multilingual tool helps organizations monitor threats
Journalists, lawyers, activists, fact checkers, regulators and others have been using a new tool to fight disinformation.
Global quantum institute for best use cases proposed for Geneva
A coalition announced plans for a global institute for quantum computing that equitably shares the new technology.
Trying to reassure Europe, Biden signs order on E.U.-U.S. data privacy
U.S. President Joe Biden set safeguards against American intelligence agencies misusing personal information.
American elected as successor to Chinese head of U.N. telecom agency
ITU's next secretary-general will take over a key agency that regulates and sets standards for global telecommunications.
International statistics to manage policy and risk
The U.N. and numerous other international organizations offer a wide range of data sets and statistical services.