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Trends. Suicidal Terrorism And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Suicidal Terrorism And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses why an established death penalty for terrorists who would, by their own actions, suicide might be appropriate.
War Is The American Way Of Life, Paul L. Atwood
War Is The American Way Of Life, Paul L. Atwood
New England Journal of Public Policy
The war against terror following the September 11 attack is in keeping with the long history of American foreign policy. Various “doctrines” issued by one president after another since the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 are really incremental expansions of that original statement of hemispheric dominance aimed at encompassing the entire globe. The westward expansion to the Pacific coast and beyond to the Philippines, Hawaii, and the interventions in the nations of Latin America are early stages in the development of American hegemony. After intervening in the First World War, Wilson tried to dictate the peace. The rest of the century …
The Link Between Poverty And Violent Conflict, J. Brian Atwood
The Link Between Poverty And Violent Conflict, J. Brian Atwood
New England Journal of Public Policy
The threat to the international system from the many forms of violent conflict, terrorism being the most prominent among them, is greater today than it was at the end of the twentieth century. This escalation of global conflict has been attributed to the breakup of the Soviet State, increasing ethnic tensions, weak governance at both the nation-state and international levels, and the rise of religious extremism. Each of these factors contributes to instability and the social tensions that lead to violence. It will be posited here that there is also a significant link between poverty and violent conflict, one that …
Trends. Social Cognition And The Legal Adjudication Of Terrorism Cases, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Social Cognition And The Legal Adjudication Of Terrorism Cases, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the impact of terrorism on the justice system and security.
Illusion And Reality In The Compensation Of Victims Of International Terrorism, W. Michael Reisman, Monica Hakimi
Illusion And Reality In The Compensation Of Victims Of International Terrorism, W. Michael Reisman, Monica Hakimi
Faculty Scholarship
One of the many curious revelations in the increasingly bizarre saga of the presidential pardon of Marc Rich in the twilight hours of the Clinton administration is especially fascinating to the student of international human rights law. Former President Clinton, in justifying the pardon, explained that Mr. Rich was an unheralded human rights activist. Among his apparently numerous, but unacknowledged, good deeds, one stands out for its carefully crafted hypocrisy. Mossad, the Israeli covert action agency, arranged for Mr. Rich secretly to transfer $400,000 to the Egyptian government, which then established a fund to compensate the families of Israeli victims …