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Global Signals
A strategic intelligence brief on science, technology, diplomacy, and global affairs, following the early signals shaping emerging technologies, research priorities, international partnerships, markets, and global competition.
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Pretoria's Science Diplomacy Test
South Africa meets three of the four criteria for a science diplomacy practitioner. The one it is missing decides whether Pretoria negotiates as a foreign policy
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Building America's Internet of Science
What Darío Gil's remarks at SCSP AI+ Discovery reveal about the Genesis Mission, institutional coordination, and the international competition for AI enabled science At
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Europe Is Building a Science Diplomacy Operating System
Universities are becoming Europe's front line of science diplomacy Europe is crossing an important threshold in science diplomacy. On 29 May 2026, the Council
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The AI Governance Gap: What the UN Secretary General’s Statement Did Not Yet Address
Why governing artificial intelligence requires moving beyond rules and safeguards toward a broader architecture of science, technology, infrastructure, and diplomacy. The UN Secretary General’s remarks
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Thilo Stadelmann on Pro-Human AI, Trust, and the Technology We Deserve
The dominant narrative in AI governance assumes we are racing toward artificial general intelligence and that the central task of policymakers is to manage that existential
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Why Science Diplomacy Needs a Playbook Now
A practical guide for navigating technology governance, critical minerals, global partnerships, and strategic competition. Science diplomacy has moved from a specialized practice to a central operating
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Themes We Track
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Frontier AI and Compute
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Quantum Technologies
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Biotechnology and Life Sciences
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Space Systems
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Cybersecurity and Digital Networks
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Advanced Manufacturing
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Global Signals is a strategic intelligence brief on science, technology, diplomacy, and global affairs. Each edition follows the early signals shaping emerging technologies, research priorities, international partnerships, markets, and global competition. It is designed for diplomats, policymakers, research leaders, investors, and innovation professionals who need clear analysis they can act on.
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