As the Obama administration begins a second term, USAID's Alex Dehgan describes how the agency will build on its science-for-development agenda.

The US development agency looks set to build on its 'development science' efforts during Barack Obama's second term, writes David Dickson.

The renaming of TWAS reflects changes in global science. But its original priorities must be maintained, says David Dickson.

The protection of mountain ecosystems has been one of the few areas to benefit from Rio+20, says commentator Joydeep Gupta

Conflicts over shared water resources could be mitigated through science-based environmental cooperation, argue Saleem Ali and Pamela Griffin.

Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan discusses how global cooperation on science can benefit a knowledge-hungry world.

Plans for science collaboration in the Muslim world aren't working and need a major revamp, says Athar Osama.

The two regions have much to gain from coordinating research and enhancing scientific cooperation on solar energy, says Frank Lehner.

Egypt's 'science city' will not build a science culture without its people empowered by academic experience abroad, argues Austin Dacey.

US science diplomacy needs a boost, and science attachés to Arab countries could help ensure sustainable programmes, says Farouk El-Baz.

President Obama's offer of scientific collaboration with the Muslim World has a long way to go, says Athar Osama.

Science partnerships for development and diplomacy must put scientists at the forefront of engagement, says science diplomacy expert Ali Douraghy.

Science diplomacy must aim to help all developing countries and not just promote narrow political interests, says Naiyyum Choudhury.

Eliminating malaria from Haiti and the Dominican Republic would set a global precedent, say Joseph Keating, Donald Krogstad and Thomas Eisele.

Collaborative research between the United States and Islamic countries can reduce disease and promote peace, says vaccinologist Peter J. Hotez.

Michael Greene reviews the ways in which regional scientific cooperation could promote peace in the Middle East.