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…
ACCELERATING SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CAPACITIES ACROSS EUROPE
Science Diplomacy with the European Commission On 13 February 2025, the European Commission published A Framework for European Science Diplomacy: Recommendations of the EU Science Diplomacy Working Groups. This report presents the results of five EU Science Diplomacy Working Groups, which were launched in October 2023 by the European Commission to develop recommendations that…
AASCO-2 Meeting at the Musée Océanographique in Monaco
The Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science Co-Operations (AASCO-2) project convened a dialogue during 4-5 February 2025 at the Musée Océanographique in Monaco, supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. This two-day event, which was opened by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, aimed to build stronger links between…
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AWARDS FULBRIGHT SPECIALIST 2024-2027 IN SCIENCE DIPLOMACY
At the invitation of the United States Department of State, Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman was approved as a Fulbright Specialist 2024-2027. His initial Fulbright Specialist project will be in Malaysia with the International Institute of Science Diplomacy and Sustainability (IISDS) at UCSI University in Kuala Lumpur for 42 days from July-September 2025. [This update is…
PAN-ARCTIC DIALOGUES TO PROMOTE COOPERATION AND PREVENT CONFLICT
The XIV International Forum Arctic: Today and the Future in Honour of A.N. Chilingarov was held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in December 2024.  Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman contributed virtually in the session about “Shared Values: International Scientific Dialogue in the Arcticâ€, conveying observations about Building Common Interests to Balance National Interests with Science Diplomacy in…