Cuban Crisis Course
Dive into the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis using authentic primary sources, analysing Cold War strategies, decision processes, and worldwide responses. Tailored for those in humanities, education, or policy fields, it builds sharp analytical abilities, storytelling prowess, and deep insights into crisis management for better research, teaching, and advisory roles.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course delivers a focused examination of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, covering Cold War origins, key events, resolution, and lasting effects. Participants engage with original documents, build timelines, critique various viewpoints, and master techniques for archive research, evidence assessment, and structured arguments on nuclear issues and international relations.
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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.
- Describe crisis decisions in groups like NSC, EXCOMM, and Soviet Politburo.
- Use history and international relations theories for balanced crisis accounts.
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