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245 14 a| The craft of political analysis for diplomats /c| Raymond F. Smith.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| xii, 159 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ;v| v. 48;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| 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.;

650 0 a| Diplomacyx| Methodology.=| ^A18565;

650 0 a| Political sciencex| Methodology.=| ^A1013446;

650 0 a| Diplomatsx| In-service training.=| ^A93678;

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The craft of political analysis for diplomats / Raymond F. Smith.

Author/creator	Smith, Raymond F., 1941-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2011.
Description	xii, 159 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Diplomacy--Methodology. Political science--Methodology. Diplomats--In-service training.

Series	ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; v. 48 ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series v. 48. ^A405870
Contents	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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011013946
ISBN	9781597977296 (pbk.)
ISBN	1597977292 (pbk.)

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