National and International Security

The teaching cases in this section ask students to consider how they might approach national and international security issues—ranging from cyber security, to emergency response methods, to nuclear power diplomacy—all while considering the complex political dynamics at hand.

  • Classic Case - Steel Seizure (C)

    Steel Seizure (C)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

  • Classic Case - Steel Seizure (B)

    Steel Seizure (B)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

  • Classic Case - Steel Seizure (A): Supplement

    Steel Seizure (A): Supplement

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

  • Classic Case - Steel Seizure (A): Summary Case

    Steel Seizure (A): Summary Case

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    In 1952, with steel deemed a necessity for national defense, the US faced the prospect of a national steelworkers' strike. This three-part case examines the Truman administration's response to the threatened strike and particularly Truman's...

  • Teaching Case - Korea and the Thirties (B)

    Korea and the Thirties (B)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    On June 25, 1950, the US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea received an alarming call from his deputy chief, E.F. Drumright, warning him that the communists were hitting along the front. The invasion caught the Republic of Korea and its...

  • Teaching Case - Korea and the Thirties (A)

    Korea and the Thirties (A)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1980

    On June 25, 1950, the US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea received an alarming call from his deputy chief, E.F. Drumright, warning him that the communists were hitting along the front. The invasion caught the Republic of Korea and its...

  • Teaching Case - Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs

    Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1998

    In April 1961, President Kennedy denied US military assistance to a force of CIA-trained Cuban exiles attacking Cuba, thus sealing the fate of the Bay of Pigs invasion. When the losses had been tallied, 114 exiles were dead, Castro was left with...

  • Classic Case - The Saturday Night Massacre (C)

    The Saturday Night Massacre (C)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In October 1973, the US Court of Appeals ordered President Nixon to deliver the "Watergate Tapes" to Judge John Sirica's court. This case examines the resulting dispute between Nixon, Attorney General Elliot Richardson, and Special Prosecutor...

  • Classic Case - The Saturday Night Massacre (B)

    The Saturday Night Massacre (B)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In October 1973, the US Court of Appeals ordered President Nixon to deliver the "Watergate Tapes" to Judge John Sirica's court. This case examines the resulting dispute between Nixon, Attorney General Elliot Richardson, and Special Prosecutor...

  • Classic Case - The Saturday Night Massacre (D)

    The Saturday Night Massacre (D)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In October 1973, the US Court of Appeals ordered President Nixon to deliver the "Watergate Tapes" to Judge John Sirica's court. This case examines the resulting dispute between Nixon, Attorney General Elliot Richardson, and Special Prosecutor...

  • Classic Case - The Saturday Night Massacre (Supplement)

    The Saturday Night Massacre (Supplement)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In October 1973, the US Court of Appeals ordered President Nixon to deliver the "Watergate Tapes" to Judge John Sirica's court. This case examines the resulting dispute between Nixon, Attorney General Elliot Richardson, and Special Prosecutor...

  • Classic Case - The Saturday Night Massacre (A)

    The Saturday Night Massacre (A)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    In October 1973, the US Court of Appeals ordered President Nixon to deliver the "Watergate Tapes" to Judge John Sirica's court. This case examines the resulting dispute between Nixon, Attorney General Elliot Richardson, and Special Prosecutor...