1.0CERCAhttps://cerca.cat/en/Lluís Rovirahttps://cerca.cat/en/actualitat/noticies/author/lluis/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RRC3Pkd51y"><a href="https://cerca.cat/en/actualitat/opinio/science-and-diplomacy/">Science and diplomacy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cerca.cat/en/actualitat/opinio/science-and-diplomacy/embed/#?secret=RRC3Pkd51y" width="600" height="338" title="“Science and diplomacy” — CERCA" data-secret="RRC3Pkd51y" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cerca.cat/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> I have always thought that science and diplomacy go hand in hand, although very few diplomats are also scientists. Indeed, researchers always make a point of going everywhere and establishing relations with local people regardless of the political situation in the countries. So let us say that the diplomatic skills are all there in researchers. […]