Kuala Lampur, May 20 -- MAY 20 - The world's most intractable problems-a warming planet, the next pandemic, the fragility of our food and energy systems-are rooted in scientific challenges. The logic therefore follows that the solutions must be cultivated in science. And if we tend that science together, across borders, we might just grow a more peaceful world. This is the ethos of science diplomacy. It is a beautiful theory. But as an operational reality, it is a sleeping giant. In an era defined by geopolitical fragmentation, resurgent nationalism, and a burgeoning distrust of expertise, science diplomacy risks becoming a quaint relic rather than the powerful tool for peace and progress it aspires to be. To make it work-to truly leverag...