Tim Pfefferle 
In what ways was the Cuban Missile Crisis a political crisis, a diplomatic crisis, and/or a military crisis? [PDF ebook] 

Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Politics – General and Theories of International Politics, grade: 65, Oxford University (Department of International Development), language: English, abstract: The Cuban Missile Crisis is accepted in scholarship as one of – if not the – defining moment of the Cold War. Many studies have been published on the strategic dimensions of and diplomatic conduct during the crisis. However, as much as a military and diplomatic crisis, the situation was politically charged as well.
This essay argues that in order to better understand the crisis, both Cuba as a political entity as well as domestic American politics need to be pushed to the foreground.