The Dynamics of Science in the Face of Global Geopolitical Conflicts
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https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v11i3.4232Keywords:
Science; Global Geopolitics; Territorial Conflicts; Environmental Crisis; Scientific Cooperation; Socio-environmental Justice.Abstract
This editorial from Diversitas Journal discusses the relationship between scientific production and contemporary geopolitical transformations, highlighting how wars, territorial disputes, technological competition, and environmental crises influence the production and circulation of knowledge. Armed conflicts, in addition to causing severe humanitarian consequences, damage ecosystems, destroy scientific institutions, and deepen social and territorial inequalities. In this context, disputes over the control of strategic natural resources, technologies, information, and artificial intelligence demonstrate the central role of science in international power relations. The editorial also addresses the socio-environmental impacts of the energy transition, particularly on Indigenous peoples, traditional communities, and peasant populations, emphasizing that the effects of environmental crises are unevenly distributed. In the face of scientific denialism, funding restrictions, and threats to university autonomy, the editorial reaffirms science as a collective heritage of humanity and advocates intellectual freedom, international cooperation, and an ethical commitment to social and environmental justice. Finally, it emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary dialogue and epistemological diversity in building knowledge capable of contributing to peace, sustainability, democracy, and human development.
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