Provides an in-depth analysis of decision making under pressure, using the Cuban Missile Crisis as a case study. *NEW! Substantially rewritten to reflect the siginificant new American and Soviet achival sources now available to the researchers. *Uses the central case of the missile crisis as a basic frame of reference, it teaches students how to compare and contrast perspectives on foreign affairs.

Table of Contents

1. Model 1: The Rational Actor. 2. The Cuban Missile Crisis: A First Cut. 3. Model II: Organizational Behavior. 4. The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Second Cut. 5. Model III: Governmental Politics. 6. The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Third Cut. 7. Conclusion.