Science Diplomacy: New Global Challenges, New Trend
Most scholars of International Relations now agree that a revamp of the Westphalian model of sovereign states is long overdue. Globalisation, based upon massive changes in transport and electronic communications, has created greater interdependence between states. Meanwhile, international relations and the diplomatic activities that go with it are no longer the preserve of sovereign states. Other actors, such as supranational regional organisations or subnational entities eng
