Arctic science diplomacy (ASD) is both a relatively new topic and an acute issue in Russian academic political circles. There neither clear definition of the concept nor consensus on stakeholders, tools, activities diplomacy. This article focuses main approaches Russia relation to ASD. The first approach considers ASD as soft power tool regional players. Science helps promote positive image spe...

Read 8 brand new articles in a Volume 20, Issue 03 of JSPG with topics that include science diplomacy, foreign policy, energy transition, extraterrestrial life, big science, global governance, ocean and knowledge networks.

Setting the stage for special forum, this introduction points to centrality of science diplomacy activities within many current foreign policy concepts around world. It also lack historical perspective academic debates about diplomacy. Suggesting value such a perspective, then draws attention number fruitful contributions that histories may make contemporary history. These include: better under...

Crisis in and around Ukraine is becoming the first show-case in multilateral diplomacy, where Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and other technologies are deployed to produce information for the diplomatic processes of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)and to public at the same time. This has taken place in a very rapid manner without time for descent planning...