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001 2011013946
003 DLC
005 20111209083352.0
008 110331s2011 dcu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011013946
020 $a9781597977296 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aJZ1305$b.S62 2011
082 00 $a353.1/3270973$222
100 1 $aSmith, Raymond F.,$d1941-
245 14 $aThe craft of political analysis for diplomats /$cRaymond F. Smith.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bPotomac Books,$cc2011.
300 $axii, 159 p. ;$c23 cm.
490 0 $aAdst-dacor diplomats and diplomacy series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aGlossary 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.
650 0 $aDiplomacy$xMethodology.
650 0 $aPolitical science$xMethodology.
650 0 $aDiplomats$xIn-service training.