Sixty Years after the Cuban Missile Crisis: Lessons for the 21st Century - A Geneva Security Debate

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Hybrid,
19 October 2022
12h30 - 14h30
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This event is hybrid. It will take place at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and virtual

  • For the participants attending in-person, a light lunch will be served from 12:00 hrs.
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  • What were the underlying and immediate causes of the October 1962 crisis?
  • What factors made it possible to avert nuclear war?
  • What are the similarities and differences between the crisis in 1962 and today?
  • What lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis are applicable to the current security context in US-Russian relations?

In light of the current war at the heart of Europe and the elevated nuclear risk, this event presents a timely opportunity to reflect on the lessons learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis to prevent an escalation. The GCSP is gathering American and Russian nuclear subject matter experts to analyse the factors that made it possible to avert the nuclear war in October 1962. They will also discuss the similarities and differences between the Cuban Missile Crisis and today’s security challenges. With this in mind, this debate seeks to draw lessons on the current crisis in US-Russian relations.

 

Opening Remarks:

Speakers:

  • Dr Vladimir Orlov, Founding Director, PIR Center
  • Dr William C. Potter, Director, James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies, and Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar Professor of Non-proliferation Studies Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
  • Ms Sarah Bidgood, Director, Eurasia Non-proliferation Program, James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
  • Dr Elena Chernenko, Special Correspondent, Kommersant Publishing House

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Hybrid,
19 October 2022
12h30 - 14h30
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This event is hybrid. It will take place at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and virtual

  • For the participants attending in-person, a light lunch will be served from 12:00 hrs.
  • The debate will start at 12:30 hrs., both online and in-person
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