Actor map
Who's who in a conflict or negotiation — interests, leverage, and relationships. Built for researchers and analysts who need a structured, sourced answer they can stand behind.
Key highlights
Every actor, mapped
States, organizations, armed groups, and individuals — with each one's leverage.
Stated vs. real interest
Flags where the public position and the underlying interest diverge.
Relationships typed
Ally, rival, patron, proxy — the ties that drive how the situation moves.
The one to watch
A short read on the single most important relationship in play.
About this template
You can't follow a conflict until you know who's in it and what each side actually wants. This template maps every significant actor in your situation — states, organizations, armed groups, named individuals — with their stated position, underlying interest, sources of leverage, and key relationships as ally, rival, patron, or proxy.
It flags where the public position and the real interest diverge, which is usually where the story is, and lays it out as a structured table plus a short read on the single most important relationship to watch. It's the orientation you need before any deeper analysis makes sense.
Model Diplomat vs. generic AI
The same prompt in a general chatbot can produce something that reads right and isn't. Here's the difference.
| Aspect | This template | ChatGPT / generic AI |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | Primary documents, cited and openable | Often fabricated, or none at all |
| Format | Structured brief with a synthesis you can cite | An unstructured summary you have to organize |
| Verifiability | Every claim checkable against its source | No way to tell what's real |
| Built for the work | Tuned for diplomacy, politics, and law | General-purpose, not domain-aware |
| Cost | Free to start | — |
Who it's for
Policy analysts and researchers
Producing a actor map they can cite and stand behind.
Students and pre-law readers
Getting a structured, sourced footing on an unfamiliar issue fast.
Journalists and writers
Grounding a piece in primary sources before deadline.
Briefers and chiefs of staff
Turning a tangle of facts into something a decision-maker can act on.
What you'll fill in
A preview of the one field you'll complete in the composer — the rest is written for you.
The prompt
This is what lands in your composer — edit the [blanks] and send.
Map the actors in: "[the situation or conflict]". For each significant actor (states, IOs, NGOs, armed groups, and named individuals): stated position, underlying interest, sources of leverage, and key relationships (ally, rival, patron, proxy). Note where stated position and real interest diverge. Present it as a structured table plus a short paragraph on the single most important relationship to watch.
Start from this template
Model Diplomat fills it in with answers grounded in primary sources — every claim comes with a citation you can check.
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