Foreign Policy Jargon

noun a combination of 'diplomatic' and 'speak' used to describe language or communication that is typical of diplomats or diplomacy

• The diplomat's use of diplo-speak during the negotiation helped to maintain a professional tone.
• I couldn't understand all the diplo-speak in that meeting, it was like a foreign language.
• Stop with the diplo-speak, just tell me what you mean in plain language.
• Her ability to navigate through diplo-speak was like deciphering a complex code.

noun The study or analysis of the policies, practices, and personnel of the Soviet government or any other authoritarian government

• Kremlinology is the study and analysis of the politics and policies of the Soviet Union and Russia.
• Some people still practice Kremlinology to try to understand the inner workings of the Russian government.
• I'm not into all that Kremlinology stuff, I just want to know what's really going on.
• Trying to decipher the intentions of the Kremlin is like a game of Kremlinology, full of mystery and intrigue.