As globalization progressively connects and impacts the health of people across the world, collaborative research partnerships provide mutual advantages by sharing knowledge and resources to address locally and globally relevant scientific and public health questions. Partnerships undertaken for scientific research are similar to business collaborations in that they require attention to partner...

Abstract Intergovernmental science organizations (IGSOs) address many challenges of the 21st century. Several countries Global South have joined established IGSOs or created new ones. Yet we know little about their interests in IGSOs. Our study addresses this blind spot by investigating which objectives Southern actors pursue and under conditions they are likely to achieve objectives. Using ins...

As the traditional diplomacy is being socialized and networked, public diplomacy becomes the primary tool of diplomacy. In the case of middle powers, public diplomacy weighs more highly because it grants them “ample opportunities to gain influence in world affairs far beyond their limited material capabilities” (Gilboa, 2009). Viewed in the context of the government’s contact with the foreign p...

Existing work on Automated Negotiations commonly assumes the negotiators? utility functions have explicit closed-form expressions, and can be calculated quickly. In many real-world applications however, the calculation of utility can be a complex, time-consuming problem and utility functions cannot always be expressed in terms of simple formulas. The game of Diplomacy forms an ideal test bed fo...

CONTEXT Accelerated globalization has produced obvious changes in diplomatic purposes and practices. Health issues have become increasingly preeminent in the evolving global diplomacy agenda. More leaders in academia and policy are thinking about how to structure and utilize diplomacy in pursuit of global health goals. METHODS In this article, we describe the context, practice, and components...

Abstract Science diplomacy has been instrumental in facilitating cooperation the Arctic region, yet through projection of vast hydrocarbon potential it also served to undermine major transformation necessary decision-making towards goals climate governance. This article surveys translation science from United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports (i.e. CARA study and Factsheet 2008-3049) on o...

To date the global health diplomacy agenda has focused primarily on infectious diseases. Policymakers have not dedicated the same level of attention to chronic diseases, despite their rising contribution to the global burden of disease. Negotiation of the Framework convention on tobacco control provides an apt example from global health diplomacy to tackle diet-related chronic diseases. What le...

This paper aims to analyze South Korea's science diplomacy engagement with Central Asia, particularly through official development assistance (ODA). It investigates how and technology (S&T) ODA can align its in the region, a focus on flagship project of establishing Center Chemical Technology Uzbekistan (UzCCT). Through this project, Korea showcase technological expertise contribute economi...