HTST 489 Lecture Notes - Flash Pasteurization, Cryptanalysis, Signals Intelligence
11 Feb 2014
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Multilateral system leads to looking for comparative advantages. In economic, social, technological terms, china and islamic nations were leading. European states driven to competition in very different ways. By 1400s, first in italy and then gradually across all of western europe, begins use of resident ambassador. Envoys provided reportage, tried to influence things while in the state. Byzantines would send envoys to live for 4 or 5 months amongst barbarian tribes but eventually going home. Multiplying material gathered, communications as well, leading to housing countries to look for gathering intel on these ambassadors through communiques. Some communiques simply sent through the mail, some through messengers messengers may have questionable loyalty, however. If you manage the information from ambassadors properly, you can have a wealth of useful information. Can form an accurate picture of what"s happening across europe. Venetians are the early modern state which has the longest run of ambassadors in foreign counrties and systematically collects and analyzes information.
