The craft of political analysis for diplomats - Smith, Raymond F., 1941- (Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2011)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Diplomacy -- Methodology; Political science -- Methodology; Diplomats -- In-service training