TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Raymond F.
TI  - The craft of political analysis for diplomats
T2  - Adst-dacor diplomats and diplomacy series
SN  - 9781597977296
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Potomac Books
KW  - Diplomacy
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Political science
KW  - Diplomats
KW  - In-service training
N1  - 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
ER  -