The European Economic and Social Committee has also published an opinion on the “Global Approach to Research and Innovation – Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world” (see EESC-2021-01986-00-00-AC-TRA-EN) and highlighted science diplomacy as a concept as follows
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This article focuses on the U.S. diplomat and nuclear arms control negotiator Gerald (Gerry) Coat Smith in order to cast new light on the importance of diplomats in the context of the set of international activities currently labelled as “science
