User talk:Matthewdrago/sandbox/Rapprochment

Article Evaluation: First Draft

You have made significant expansions to this article, but I believe you have room to build it out even further. As your article's writing style and selection of sources seems quite sound, I will primarily be focusing my criticism of your piece on the places where there is more content that could be added to inform the reader on your topic.

The first idea I would put forward is that you could expand a bit more, either in your opening or in a small section, on the origin of the term. The idea behind this is to say not only what rapprochement is but why it is called rapprochement (perhaps building from the line removed from the original article).

Another thought I would submit is a section on methods of Rapprochement. In your introduction you mention that this concept is exercised through verbal communication, but there is room to expand on what this looks like. This may seem redundant given that you have an extensive historical examples section in your article, but I would put forward that it would further cement your point to tell the reader how rapprochement is done, and then give them examples of it being done how you describe.

I would also recommend a section on it's reason for use, what reasons do nations seek a strategy of rapprochement for? Why would a society seek rapprochement with different parties or factions? This will again strengthen your examples if it shows the motives you attribute being used in practice.

While I did not base any one criticism here entirely on something in this article, I recommend checking out the article on Diplomacy for an example of how to break down the different broad pieces of your topic into concise chunks.

Also, on a very minor note, the link to Entente Cordiale in the see-also section redirects to the 2018 US-Russia summit.

Best Wishes Jdicke16 (talk) 17:37, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Matt, I think this is a solid start. I agree with Jacob's points. The article could spend time on the causes that lead countries to seek this approach to international relations. I also wonder what examples illustrate what impact the policy has. Where does it fit within the Realist, neo-realist, or constructivist schools of IR? Take a look at this article on Complex Interdependence for ideas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_interdependenceCassell04 (talk) 01:43, 11 March 2019 (UTC)