Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 10 of 10

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Compromise In A Changing Political Context: The Case Of Hamas, Medlir Mema May 2004

Compromise In A Changing Political Context: The Case Of Hamas, Medlir Mema

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has been a point of contention for most students of Middle Eastern politics. There appears to be a dichotomy of views on the question of whether Hamas is a legitimate mainstream political organization within Palestine, or whether it is just another manifestation of the fundamentalist ideology that (according to some people) Islam seems to encourage. The United States has classified Hamas as a terrorist organization and has directed some of its efforts of the war on terror against the organization with the aim of destroying Hamas.


9/11 And The Nature Of Intelligence Collection And Analysis, Ibpp Editor Apr 2004

9/11 And The Nature Of Intelligence Collection And Analysis, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses Condoleeza Rice’s April 8, 2004 testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (US). The author focuses on the nature of intelligence collection and analysis, and their goal - to find actionable intelligence in response to terrorist acts.


Intelligence And Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor Apr 2004

Intelligence And Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the ramifications of the lack of epistemological underpinnings from which the rightness or wrongness regarding WMD in Iraq can be constructed and adjudicated.


The Real Face Of The New World Order, Qerim R. Qerimi Apr 2004

The Real Face Of The New World Order, Qerim R. Qerimi

Qerim QERIMI

The paper examines the main themes of the connections between globalization and terrorism that appeared in academic literature since the attacks of the September 11, 2001. The events of September 11, 2001 have had profound and far-reaching effects on the world. The fundamental issues about sovereignty and the consequences that the event of September 11th has brought to a crisis are to be addressed. The methodological principles arrived at through the discussion of contemporary theory and practice of the International Relations, which combines textual interpretation with the reference to the contemporary political developments in the world affairs. In concluding, it …


A Double-Edged Sword: Globalization And Biosecurity, Stephen G. Brooks, Kendall Hoyt Apr 2004

A Double-Edged Sword: Globalization And Biosecurity, Stephen G. Brooks, Kendall Hoyt

Dartmouth Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Globalization And Terrorism, Muqtedar Khan Feb 2004

Globalization And Terrorism, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

No abstract provided.


Pinochet’S Chile: The United States, Human Rights, And International Terrorism, Todd Landman Jan 2004

Pinochet’S Chile: The United States, Human Rights, And International Terrorism, Todd Landman

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

International Human Rights and Authoritarian Rule in Chile by Darren Hawkins. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2002. 259 pp.

and

The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier of Atrocity and Accountability by Peter Kornbluh. New York and London: The New Press, 2003. 551 pp.

and

The Condor Years: How Pinochet and His Allies Brought Terrorism to Three Continents by John Dinges. New York: The New Press, 2004. 322 pp.


Law, Human Rights, Realism And The “War On Terror”, J. Peter Pham Jan 2004

Law, Human Rights, Realism And The “War On Terror”, J. Peter Pham

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror by Michael Ignatieff. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004. 212pp.


Psychology Of Terrorism, Randy Borum Jan 2004

Psychology Of Terrorism, Randy Borum

Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Taking Stock Of Research Methods And Analysis On Oppositional Political Terrorism, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2003

Taking Stock Of Research Methods And Analysis On Oppositional Political Terrorism, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.