International Scientific and Technological Relations

Abstract

International relations in science and technology (IRST) constitute a complex sum total of phenomena and processes that serves as a foundation for a new system of international and transnational interactions. As scientific and technological progress increasingly impacts international relations, IRST becomes a new backbone of international relations. To fully understand this phenomenon, we need to contextualize it theoretically, historically, and, crucially, within the global trends of the twenty-first century.