The Craft of Political Analysis for Diplomats /

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Raymond F., 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Political science > Methodology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Diplomacy.
Diplomates > Formation en cours d'emploi.
Diplomatie > Methodologie.
Diplomats > In-service training.
Diplomacy > Methodology.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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