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By Maya Plentz
Long before science diplomacy had a name, discoveries travelled between European courts, universities and trading cities.
In 1609, an improved telescope helped open a new era of astronomical observation.
By 1610, its fin...
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The most effective diplomat is not simply multilingual. That diplomat understands the language of institutions, silence, status, reciprocity, ceremony and trust.
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