The craft of political analysis for diplomats /
Smith, Raymond F., 1941-
The craft of political analysis for diplomats / Raymond F. Smith. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 161 pages) - ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; v. 48 . - ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; v. 48. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Glossary of common State Department terms -- What is political analysis and why is it a craft? -- The objectives of diplomatic political analysis -- The audience -- The competition -- The analyst's personal toolkit -- The analytic tools -- Criteria for superior reporting: the State Department view -- Case study: the collapse of the Soviet Union (1): early embassy Moscow views -- Case study: the collapse of the Soviet Union (2): coup against Gorbachev -- The compass and the weather vane -- Technological change, the risk of irrelevance, and the continuing need.
Author Raymond F. Smith combines a practitioner's personal view of what is required to do good diplomatic political analysis with his understanding of the social conflict and change that informed his work for the State Department. -- From publisher's description.
9781597977302 (electronic bk.) 1597977306 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt1dk2bnd JSTOR
Diplomacy--Methodology.
Political science--Methodology.
Diplomats--In-service training.
Diplomatie--Méthodologie.
Diplomates--Formation en cours d'emploi.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--Diplomacy.
Political science--Methodology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JZ1305 / .S62 2011eb
353.1/3270973
The craft of political analysis for diplomats / Raymond F. Smith. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 161 pages) - ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; v. 48 . - ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; v. 48. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Glossary of common State Department terms -- What is political analysis and why is it a craft? -- The objectives of diplomatic political analysis -- The audience -- The competition -- The analyst's personal toolkit -- The analytic tools -- Criteria for superior reporting: the State Department view -- Case study: the collapse of the Soviet Union (1): early embassy Moscow views -- Case study: the collapse of the Soviet Union (2): coup against Gorbachev -- The compass and the weather vane -- Technological change, the risk of irrelevance, and the continuing need.
Author Raymond F. Smith combines a practitioner's personal view of what is required to do good diplomatic political analysis with his understanding of the social conflict and change that informed his work for the State Department. -- From publisher's description.
9781597977302 (electronic bk.) 1597977306 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt1dk2bnd JSTOR
Diplomacy--Methodology.
Political science--Methodology.
Diplomats--In-service training.
Diplomatie--Méthodologie.
Diplomates--Formation en cours d'emploi.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--Diplomacy.
Political science--Methodology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JZ1305 / .S62 2011eb
353.1/3270973