Věda a diplomacie - Nový rozměr mezinárodních vztahů – Ruffini Pierre-Bruno (2018)

The author addresses various aspects of the mutual relationship between science and diplomacy: diplomacy can support science, facilitate the realization and application of scientific discoveries, while conversely, science often serves as a kind of "catalyst" for the development of diplomatic relations, a means to improve them. Sometimes scientific knowledge becomes the basis for fundamental international negotiations and agreements. There are many questions that this book seeks to answer. How do scientific issues influence diplomatic relations between countries? Is international cooperation in the field of science a factor for peace? Are scientists good ambassadors for their countries? Does the influence of science have a cultivating effect on global events? Do diplomats take into account what scientists say about the future of planet Earth? Does scientific diplomacy threaten the independence of scientists? What roles do science attachés play at embassies? The author of this first synthetic work on the subject clarifies the relationships and connections between the world of diplomacy and the world of science based on numerous concrete examples from history and the present, demonstrating that scientific diplomacy today has a strategic and increasingly significant influence in many countries. Pierre-Bruno Ruffini is a professor at the Faculty of International Affairs at the University of Le Havre, and from 2007 to 2013 he served as an advisor for ...