You are a young staffer in John F. Kennedy’s State Department. The year is 1961. Your boss hands you Che Guevara’s book Guerilla Warfare. President Kennedy is concerned about revolution spreading through Latin America. Your assignment is to read Che’s book and develop a strategy (drawing on military, diplomatic, economic, and/or cultural assets) to prevent other small countries in the Caribbean and Central America from following Cuba’s lead. The memo should be no longer than 900 words. It must include the following sections:
Executive summary
Background
Analysis
Options
Recommendation
Counter-arguments (optional)
Conclusion
