Cold War Negotiations
Lata Hariharan
Cold War Negotiations:
Berlin Crisis & Cuban Missile
Crisis
LATA HARIHARAN
JUNE 2008
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Cold War Negotiations
Lata Hariharan
Contents
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 4
Negotiation 1: Berlin Crisis (1958-1962) ................................................................................................... 5
Players................................................................................................................................................. 5
US Side ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Soviet Side ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Synopsis .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Framework .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Issues for Khrushchev ...................................................................................................................... 7
Interests for Khrushchev .................................................................................................................. 7
BATNA for Khrushchev ..................................................................................................................... 7
Desired Outcome ............................................................................................................................. 8
Issues for US (First Eisenhower, then Kennedy) ................................................................................ 8
Interests for US...