Environmental cooperation in 1970s helped ease Cold War tensions
Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 11:01
in Earth & Climate
Scientific cooperation to address concerns about the environment helped to foster détente between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s, NYU's Rachel Rothschild concludes in a newly published paper. Her research, which appears in the journal Technology and Culture, underscores the role scientific cooperation can play in easing tense relations between governments.