Science Diplomacy and the Choice to Build Common Interests with International Relations
Yeditepe Üniversitesi in Istanbul, Turkey, hosted a hydrid Science Diplomacy Forum on 11-12 November 2025. In his invited keynote, Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman shared observations about “Science Diplomacy and the Choice to Build Common Interests with International Relations”. The choice to build common interests has been recognized prominently – rather than to resolve conflicts…
Pan-Arctic Cooperation – Reversing the Polarity
Ukraine and the Arctic are Intertwined An International Expert Seminar on “The American Factor in Indo-Russian Relations in the Arctic” was convened in Moscow, Russian Federation, on 24 September 2025 by The Arctic Century – Arctic Research Centre, Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund and Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russia Academy…
Third Annual Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change (GIYSCC) – August 9th
The Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change (GIYSCC), now in its third year, will take place again on August 9th – circling the Earth with the Sun across three 8-hour regions in 24 hours (00:00-24:00 GMT) on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples during this International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032. In…
Arctic Exceptionalism and Peacebuilding
A workshop on Restoring Arctic Exceptionalism was convened by The Arctic Institute and Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in Washington, DC from 11-12 June 2025. Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman was an invited speaker in the panel about US-Russia Arctic Cooperation and Security, which was among the six workshop panels: Risks and Opportunities for America from…
BALANCING NATIONAL INTERESTS AND COMMON INTERESTS – ENDURING HOPE WITH THE GLOBAL MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE ON SCIENCE DIPLOMACY
The first Global Ministerial Dialogue on Science Diplomacy was convened at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris from 25-27 March 2025, starting with a multistakeholder high-level conference. This wise global dialogue resonates with hope, as observed three months afterward, following the active implementation of its objectives: Foster high-level commitment to…
REGISTRATION OPENS ON EARTH DAY WITH THE 2025 GLOBAL INDIGENOUS YOUTH SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (GIYSCC)
The Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change (GIYSCC), now in its third year, will take place again on August 9th – circling the Earth with the Sun across three 8-hour regions in 24 hours (00:00-24:00 GMT) on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples during this International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032. In…
EARTH DAY 2025, SCIENCE DIPLOMACY AND NEXT-GENERATION LEADERSHIP
Earth Day 2025 celebrates science diplomacy and next-generation leadership with hope! We – all 8 billion of us – live on the third planet from the Sun in areas that fall within and beyond national jurisdictions.  Nearly 70% of the Earth’s surface (as well as Outer Space) is international space, representing the common interests of…
FIRST WORLD DAY FOR GLACIERS – 21 MARCH 2025 – AND THE ‘TIME ACCORDION PUZZLE’
A special webinar celebrating the first World Day for Glaciers on March 21, 2025 was convened and moderated from the United Nations in Paris and New York by the Next-Generation Science Diplomat Committee with the University of the Arctic (UArctic): First World Day for Glaciers (21 March 2025): Planning Toward the 5th International Polar Year…
SCIENCE DIPLOMACY AND THE OLDEST CONTINUOUS CLIMATE RESEARCH PROGRAM CREATED BY HUMANITY
“The 5th International Polar Year (IPY-5) in 2032–2033 represents an important next step in the legacy of the oldest continuous climate research program created by humanity, which intentionally began during a Solar Maximum with IPY-1 in 1882–1883, following the Little Ice Age.† This insight is elaborated in the invited Cambridge Prisms perspective – Science…
3rd International Science Council (ISC) General Assembly and the Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue
The 3rd International Science Council (ISC) General Assembly was convened along with the Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue in Oman from 26-30 January 2025. The pre-event workshops on 26 January and the “Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue” on 27-28 January were open to all participants, including ISC Members, Fellows and invited guests.  The General Assembly days on…