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Two Awakenings, One Process: Implications From The Sunni Realignment In Iraq, 2006-2007, Diane Maye Zorri
Two Awakenings, One Process: Implications From The Sunni Realignment In Iraq, 2006-2007, Diane Maye Zorri
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There are several competing beliefs regarding how political factions at the sub-state level choose to align and realign during a state of armed conflict. This research draws upon current literature to provide a framework for comparing the Anbar and Baghdad Awakenings of 2006–2007. This research concludes that alignment and alliance building is a process based on structural constraints only at the point of institutional maturity, therefore the critical point in the realignment process for the U.S. military is at a point between an individual’s realignment and the wider community’s perception of their success.
Understanding The Sunni Awakening With Complexity Theory, Diane Maye Zorri
Understanding The Sunni Awakening With Complexity Theory, Diane Maye Zorri
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Concurrent to the surge of U.S. forces in Iraq between 2006 and 2008, Sunni tribesmen in the U.S. Marine‐controlled western Anbar province of Iraq experienced an “awakening” movement, which led them to side with U.S. and coalition forces. The Sunni Awakening demonstrates that individuals will often realign because of betrayal and opportunities for advancement. It also demonstrates that individual motives can have macrolevel social consequences. Complexity theory suggests that political factions will realign based on individual considerations that then develop into macrolevel movements. Complexity theory also combines both agency (in terms of microbehaviors) and structure (in terms of initial conditions). …
Intelligence And Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor
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.
Shootings In Iraq: A South Korean Response, Ibpp Editor
Shootings In Iraq: A South Korean Response, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This author examines statements of South Korean president, Roh Moo Hyun, in the wake of the news of the November 30, 2003 killings of two South Korean civilian electrical workers in Iraq. The nature of terrorism as well as potential interpretations of the president’s statements are stressed.
When The Risk Is Strategically And Operationally Insignificant, Ibpp Editor
When The Risk Is Strategically And Operationally Insignificant, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The article discusses some of the dangers in labelling a risk as strategically and operationally insignificant in a security setting.
Trends. The United States, Israel, And Parallelism In Counterterrorist Response, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The United States, Israel, And Parallelism In Counterterrorist Response, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses and evaluates United States reactions to terrorist attacks, and US support for Israel in a political psychological context.
Trends. Car Bomb Explosion And An Explosion Of Truths, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Car Bomb Explosion And An Explosion Of Truths, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses multiple political psychological aspects of the August 29, 2003 car bomb explosion adjacent to the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq
Trends. Why Humanitarian Workers Should Be Killed: A Perspective From Nietzschean Slave Morality, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Why Humanitarian Workers Should Be Killed: A Perspective From Nietzschean Slave Morality, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses different views of the murders of United Nations humanitarian workers in Iraq – first, from a modern Western perspective, and, second, from the perspective of Friedrich Nietzsche as he considered the transvaluation of what is Good on the part of the powerless.
Trends. Uday, Qusay, Victory, And Defeat, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Uday, Qusay, Victory, And Defeat, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the political psychological impact of the deaths of Saddam Hussein’s two oldest sons at the hands of United States military forces.
The Life And Death Of Saddam Redux, Ibpp Editor
The Life And Death Of Saddam Redux, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article updates a previous IBPP analysis on the significance of whether Saddam Hussein is alive or dead.
Lying And Logic On Iraqi Weapons Of Mass Destruction And Linkages To Al Qaeda, Ibpp Editor
Lying And Logic On Iraqi Weapons Of Mass Destruction And Linkages To Al Qaeda, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author examines the following question in this article: Did the Bush administration lie in asserting that Iraq had operational weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and linkages to al Qaeda?
Trends. Public Discourse On Iraqi Wmd, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Public Discourse On Iraqi Wmd, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the viability of changing one’s opinion regarding weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq over time (pre-war and post-war).
Trends. Intelligence, Iraqi Weapons Of Mass Destruction, And Anchoring Effects, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Intelligence, Iraqi Weapons Of Mass Destruction, And Anchoring Effects, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The anchoring effect involves the biasing of estimates based on previous beliefs. The author discusses the presence or absence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) given this anchoring effect.
An Apocryphal Discourse: Iraqi Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor
An Apocryphal Discourse: Iraqi Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article contests a global, public discourse wherein the United States Government’s (USG) foreign policy credibility will be severely damaged without the discovery of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) developed by the Saddam Hussein government.
Exploding Causalities: An Example From Iraq, Ibpp Editor
Exploding Causalities: An Example From Iraq, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article provides explanations for a seemingly paradoxical social psychological response to the April 26, 2003 explosions within an ammunition dump in Baghdad.
Special Article. A Statement On The Iraq War From Psychologists For Social Responsibility: Sense And Nonsense, Ibpp Editor
Special Article. A Statement On The Iraq War From Psychologists For Social Responsibility: Sense And Nonsense, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article identifies problematic attributions in a statement by Psychologists for Social Responsibility on the United States-led military intervention in Iraq.
Trends. After The Deluge: Psychology And Post-Totalitarianism, Ibpp Editor
Trends. After The Deluge: Psychology And Post-Totalitarianism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the psychological impacts – both positive and negative - of the transition from totalitarian rule in Iraq following the US-led military intervention against Saddam Hussein’s regime.
Trends. Is Saddam Hussein Dead?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Is Saddam Hussein Dead?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses how we might know whether Saddam Hussein is dead, as well as his significance in the ongoing political narrative in Iraq.
Trends. Iraq And The Implosion Of The Terrorism Construct, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Iraq And The Implosion Of The Terrorism Construct, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses assorted definitions of terrorism to determine which definitions could practically be applied to military action as a way of reducing violence against United States military personnel in Iraq.
Trends. Why Iraq Is Winning, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Why Iraq Is Winning, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the contrast between military performance and war narrative in the context of the United States-led military intervention in Iraq in the era of Saddam Hussein.
Trends. Time And Time For War, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Time And Time For War, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the concept of time perception pertaining to the diplomatic events leading to a United States-led military intervention against the Iraqi regime.
Trends. A Casualty Of War: Suicide As A Response To An American-Led Invasion Of Iraq, Ibpp Editor
Trends. A Casualty Of War: Suicide As A Response To An American-Led Invasion Of Iraq, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the political psychology of suicide as protest.
A Psychologist’S View On And From Iraq, Ibpp Editor
A Psychologist’S View On And From Iraq, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses her personal experiences in Iraq in early 2003. Opposed to what she considered "a groundless war and to destructive and largely ineffective sanctions," she saw her trip as an opportunity to observe the social psychological impact of the aforementioned actions on the Iraqi people.
Trends. Personalities, Motivations, And Capabilities: The Iraq-North Korea Distinction, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Personalities, Motivations, And Capabilities: The Iraq-North Korea Distinction, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses and evaluates the handling of public affairs and justifications for military intervention in Iraq by the United States Secretary of State.
Trends. Double Standards On Double Standards: War With Iraq And The Middle East Peace Process, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Double Standards On Double Standards: War With Iraq And The Middle East Peace Process, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the nature of public statements from two national governments – the United States and the United Kingdom – in reference to a potential war with Iraq. Of special interest is the possible double standard pertaining to the differences in the international treatment of Iraq vs. the role of Israel in the Middle East Peace Process.
Trends. The Psychology Of Self-Preemptive Language And Action: Iraq And Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Psychology Of Self-Preemptive Language And Action: Iraq And Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the difficulties the Bush Administration encountered when attempting to sell the invasion of Iraq to the rest of the world. Language, action, and global perceptions are discussed.
Trends. If You're So Right, Why Are We Sure You're So Wrong? Iraq, Free Riders, And Social Loafing, Ibpp Editor
Trends. If You're So Right, Why Are We Sure You're So Wrong? Iraq, Free Riders, And Social Loafing, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses and evaluates public discourse surrounding the acceptability of militarily invading Iraq through a social psychological perspective. In social psychology, the research tradition for constructs such as free-riding and social loafing suggests that, wittingly or unwittingly, many political actors assume that the United States will act to address actual political threats in a certain way, and that they (the other political actors) can adopt contrarian ideological stances because they don’t have to address those same threats.
Iraqi Intelligence And Antiterrorism/Counterterrorism: A News Conference By Tahir Jalil Habbush Concerning Abu Nidal, Ibpp Editor
Iraqi Intelligence And Antiterrorism/Counterterrorism: A News Conference By Tahir Jalil Habbush Concerning Abu Nidal, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article explores difficulties in preventing and resolving terrorist operations that are planned by one’s adversaries for implementation against one’s political entity.
Threat And Threatening Language: Public Discourse On Iraq, Ibpp Editor
Threat And Threatening Language: Public Discourse On Iraq, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article explores the relationship of language, the construction of threat, and the constructor’s response to that which is constructed.
Sanctions That Work: The Bush Perspective On Iraq, Ibpp Editor
Sanctions That Work: The Bush Perspective On Iraq, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes some implications of United States (US) President Bush's comments on "sanctions that work" in the context of US foreign policy towards Iraq.