Cuban Crisis Course
Dive into the Cuban Missile Crisis using original documents, Cold War tactics, and worldwide responses. Tailored for humanities experts, it hones analytical prowess, storytelling abilities, and crisis insights for education, research, and policy roles. Gain confidence in handling complex historical events with rigour and clarity.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a focused, evidence-based exploration of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, covering Cold War origins, key events, resolution, and lasting effects. Participants engage with primary sources, build timelines, evaluate historical debates, and master techniques for archive research, evidence analysis, and persuasive writing on nuclear diplomacy and strategy.
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Develop skills
- Reconstruct the Cuban Missile Crisis timeline confidently from primary sources.
- Quickly analyse nuclear strategies including deterrence, MAD, and brinkmanship.
- Assess Cold War archives for bias, reliability, and supporting evidence in studies.
- Explain decision-making processes in NSC, EXCOMM, and Soviet Politburo contexts.
- Use historiography and international relations theories for balanced crisis accounts.
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