The unique Canada-U.S. science partnership as remembered through a special science adviser

At a time when public debate often rewards disruption and division, D. Allan Bromley’s career reminds us of the value of another approach: the patient work of building trust, sustaining institutions, and finding common ground among people and countries with shared interests.

Scientific cooperation globally is becoming more complicated as countries seek to balance openness with security concerns and strategic competition. Science itself is increasingly entangled in politics, geopolitical rivalry, and public distrust, write Eric M. Meslin, Paul Dufour, and Jeff Kinder. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY ERIC M. MESLIN, PAUL DUFOUR, JEFF KINDER

July 2, 2026

For decades, Canada and the United States have cooperated across a range of scientific and policy priorities from technology to environment, from space exploration to genomics. Research, and the knowledge it generates, crosses a mostly frictionless border with the same ease ...

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