Topic deep-dive
Multi-source synthesis. Timeline, actor map, competing frames, open questions. Built for researchers and analysts who need a structured, sourced answer they can stand behind.
Key highlights
10-year timeline
Decisive events with dates and primary-source links — the record, sourced.
Actor map
States, organizations, and named individuals, each with their stated interest.
Competing frames
At least two readings of the topic and the evidence each one rests on.
Open questions named
What's still unresolved — and the observation that would settle it.
About this template
When you need to actually understand a topic — not skim it — this template builds the full brief. It assembles a 10-year timeline with primary-source links, an actor map of every state, organization, and individual that matters with their stated interests, and at least two competing analytical frames so you see the disagreement, not just one reading.
It surfaces the data and trends where they exist and ends with the open empirical questions and what would resolve them. Primary sources come before secondary throughout, so what you build on is the record itself rather than someone's summary of it.
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 topic deep-dive 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.
Deep-dive research brief on: "[topic]". Include: (1) a 10-year timeline of decisive events with dates and primary-source links; (2) an actor map — states, IOs, NGOs, and named individuals, with each one's stated interests; (3) at least two competing analytical frames and the evidence each rests on; (4) data and trends with charts described where they exist; (5) open empirical questions and what observation would resolve them. Cite primary sources before secondary.
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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