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The International Agreements Database provides information on bilateral and multilateral agreements between the United States and other countries. Since International Science and Technology relationships have become integral tools in achieving overall U.S. foreign policy and other national goals, cooperation in science and technology plays a vital role in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, meeting the challenges of "megascience" research, providing a framework for promoting sustainable development, increasing energy security, and strengthening the economic ties that underlie global stability.
In an area of declining public research budgets, international science and technology agreements offer avenues to leverage publicly funded domestic research and accelerate scientific achievement through information sharing and technical cooperation. International agreements also serve as valuable instruments of U.S. economic competitiveness by providing U.S. scientists with opportunities to gain access to, and build upon, other nations' research.
