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FROM THE HISTORY OF THE BERLIN CRISIS OF 1961: THE ROLE OF THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL'S STAFF IN DECISION-MAKING
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FROM THE HISTORY OF THE BERLIN CRISIS OF 1961: THE ROLE OF THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL'S STAFF IN DECISION-MAKING
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Aleksander Sergunin 
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Issue 3 (507)
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69-82
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The paper examines the commonly underestimated aspect of John Kennedy's policy-making at the time of the Berlin Crisis of 1961: the role of the U.S. National Security Council's staff. A conclusion is made that the Berlin Crisis was the turning point when the NSC staff became a key element of the U.S. foreign policy-making (especially during crisis periods).
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