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Abstract / Summary

This case study describes the politics that surrounded U.S. decision-making in response to an attempt by the Soviet Union to build a submarine base at Cienfuegos, Cuba, in 1970. The narrative highlights the political moves by President Richard Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, who disagreed over how to respond to this event. It also tracks developments once the Soviet actions went public in the United States and discusses the political process by which situations come to be defined as a crisis or non-crisis, as well as the bureaucratic politics involved in the process. This case study would be particularly useful for courses on U.S. foreign and national security policy.

Field of Interest

World History

Author

Patrick J. Haney, fl. 1996

Publisher

The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

Copyright Message

Copyright © 1996 The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

Content Type

Case study

Duration

0 sec

Warning: Contains explicit content

No

Format

Text

Page Count

15

Publication Year

1996

Publisher

Georgetown University. School of Foreign Service. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

Place Published / Released

District of Columbia

Series Number

Case 232

Subject

World History, Global Issues, History, Social Sciences, Political and Social Movements, Wartime Conditions and Military Tactics, Border Enforcement and Control, Cuba and the United States Border, Government policy, International relations, Politics & Policy, Geography, Movimientos Políticos y Sociales, Movimentos Sociais e Políticos, Condições do Tempo de Guerra e Táticas Militares, Condiciones en Tiempos de Guerra y Tácticas Militares, Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas; Unión Soviética, União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas; União Soviética, USSR (Historical Place), Soviet Union (Historical Place), United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos, New York Times, William P. Rogers, 1913-2001, Henry Kissinger, 1923-, Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Historical Place), United States, Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)

Series / Program

Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Case Study Program

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Movimientos Políticos y Sociales, Movimentos Sociais e Políticos, Condições do Tempo de Guerra e Táticas Militares, Condiciones en Tiempos de Guerra y Tácticas Militares, Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas; Unión Soviética, União das Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas; União Soviética, USSR (Historical Place), Soviet Union (Historical Place), United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos