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China’S “Three Warfares”: People’S Liberation Army Influence Operations, Edwin S. Cochran, U.S. Department Of Defense, Retired
China’S “Three Warfares”: People’S Liberation Army Influence Operations, Edwin S. Cochran, U.S. Department Of Defense, Retired
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The following article—whose author is both a retired US Army officer and retired Department of Defense civilian employee with multiple publications—focuses on Chinese information operations. Readers might wish to speculate on matters such as why the Chinese have organized the way they have, whether the organization leads to optimal integration of tools of national security/political power, and how vulnerable specific populations and even intelligence cultures are to specific types of information operations. One might even conclude that the only thing that has not changed in thousands of years has been the technology available to influence others.
This article examines the …
B613?, Donna Roberts
B613?, Donna Roberts
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
Comment from IBPP Editor: Psychological research traditions relevant to this article include (1) magical thinking not as schizotypal indicator but as normative phenomenon, (2) the developmental sequence of primary omniscience followed by the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions of Kleinian psychoanalysis, and (3) collective psychologies including the Jungian collective unconscious as exploitable by charismatic political leaders.
Author's abstract: Hollywood will always be Hollywood. There will always be ridiculous chase scenes, impossible rescues and implausible conspiracies, each accompanied by the proverbial warning, “Don’t try this at home.” But sometimes, when art seems to imitate life and aspects of the fantasy world on …
Counterterrorism Intelligence Analysis: Language As Threat, Vulnerability, And Risk, Ibpp Editor
Counterterrorism Intelligence Analysis: Language As Threat, Vulnerability, And Risk, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the role of language in describing possible membership in or connection to al Qaeda.
Sea Cruise: Israelis And Palestinians Drowning In Water Sport, Ibpp Editor
Sea Cruise: Israelis And Palestinians Drowning In Water Sport, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The article discusses differing Israeli and Palestinian narratives in regards to the deaths of 9 people during an Israeli blockade of Hamas-controlled Gaza.
The Word On Terrorism Threat As Terrorism Threat, Ibpp Editor
The Word On Terrorism Threat As Terrorism Threat, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses terrorism (and terms associated with it), considering the social rhetoric surrounding the terms as well as other potential meanings. The constraints of the words used to define these terms of terror are considered.
Ideology Watch: Television As A Source Of Violence, Ibpp Editor
Ideology Watch: Television As A Source Of Violence, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article provides a commentary on a commonly accepted belief about the causal relationship between viewing televised violence and the viewer’s violent behavior.
Public Discourse On Ethnic Diversity And Improvement Of Formal Education, Ibpp Editor
Public Discourse On Ethnic Diversity And Improvement Of Formal Education, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article presents a commentary on the belief that ethnic diversity improves the quality of formal education.
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.
The Political Psychology Of Cybersexuality: The Example Of Child Pornography, Ibpp Editor
The Political Psychology Of Cybersexuality: The Example Of Child Pornography, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article analyzes rationales behind legislation banning certain aspects of cybersexuality.
Public Diplomacy And International Broadcasting As Antiterrorism Weapons: Philosophical Dilemmas, Ibpp Editor
Public Diplomacy And International Broadcasting As Antiterrorism Weapons: Philosophical Dilemmas, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes problematic assumptions in differentiating public diplomacy from international broadcasting as weapons against terrorism with global reach.
Trends. Sniping As Terrorism And Terrorism As Sniping, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Sniping As Terrorism And Terrorism As Sniping, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the possible terrorist context of sniper attacks perpetrated in the greater Washington, D.C. area in 2002, and the potential impact on global social cohesion.
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.
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.
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.
Psychodynamics And Politics: Psychic Reality And Mental Representation, Ibpp Editor
Psychodynamics And Politics: Psychic Reality And Mental Representation, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article explores some implications for political psychology of semantic differences concerning psychoanalytic jargon.
Special Article: Recommendations For Optimal Personnel Security In The Cyberworld, Ibpp Editor
Special Article: Recommendations For Optimal Personnel Security In The Cyberworld, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article considers the social construction of recommendations for personnel security in the context of a global cyberworld.
Trends. For Homeland Security, Against A Department Of Homeland Security, Ibpp Editor
Trends. For Homeland Security, Against A Department Of Homeland Security, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses national security as well as the addition of a new department – the Department of Homeland Security – as a psychological and political tactic.
Internet Support Of Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
Internet Support Of Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article identifies aspects of the Internet that can facilitate terrorist operations
Political Psychology In The Contemporary Political World, Ibpp Editor
Political Psychology In The Contemporary Political World, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This edition of IBPP explores several recent political events from the vantage point of political psychological perspectives and constructs.
Trends. The Error Of The Fundamental Attribution Error: The Character Assassinations Of Sharon And Arafat, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Error Of The Fundamental Attribution Error: The Character Assassinations Of Sharon And Arafat, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the propagandistic language surrounding Ariel Sharon and Yasir Arafat in the context of Middle Eastern politics of Israel and Palestine.
Trends. Nuclear Power Plants And Homeland Security And Defense: The Views Of Representative Markey, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Nuclear Power Plants And Homeland Security And Defense: The Views Of Representative Markey, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses US Representative Edward J. Markey, and his public discourse about the "safety and security of the nuclear power industry.
21st-Century Crusades And Demonizing Islam: Commentary On Inderfuth, Ibpp Editor
21st-Century Crusades And Demonizing Islam: Commentary On Inderfuth, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article comments on public discourse transmitted through Western-financed mass media that attempts to demonize variants of Islam--e.g., that of the Taliban.
Making Life And Taking Life: The Psychology Of Assassination In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor
Making Life And Taking Life: The Psychology Of Assassination In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article explores the variants of assassination through linguistic analysis of political conflict within and between Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and a global context of nation-states and non-state political actors.
Magic Treaties: Public Discourse On Ballistic Missile Defense, Ibpp Editor
Magic Treaties: Public Discourse On Ballistic Missile Defense, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article explores public discourse on the fate of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in the context of developing ballistic missile defenses.
Trends. Meanings And Words: Communication Catalysis And Reactivity In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Meanings And Words: Communication Catalysis And Reactivity In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the nature of public discourse and fact construction in the context of the conflict between the state of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority.
Trends. Trust And Diplomacy: Observations Of The New American President, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Trust And Diplomacy: Observations Of The New American President, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the concept of trustworthiness in politics with the relationship between U.S. President George W. Bush and Russia's President Vladimir V. Putin as context.
Revisiting The United States Hostage Negotiation Policy: An Academic Imperative. Part I, Ibpp Editor
Revisiting The United States Hostage Negotiation Policy: An Academic Imperative. Part I, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article comes in two parts - the article and the notes.
Article abstract: To get hostages released without harm requires a national policy committed to that principle. With that in mind, there needs to be an understanding of the perpetrators' "objective view" of reality. These views have political, economic, psychological, cultural, ethno-religious and perceptual dimensions. Those multivariate dimensions of any hostage situation mandate policies that should be based on law enforcement and military perspectives, in order to be flexible enough to permit their consideration and continuously evaluate their national and international implications.
Part II: Notes and bibliography for Part …
Revisiting The United States Hostage Negotiation Policy: An Academic Imperative. Part Ii, Ibpp Editor
Revisiting The United States Hostage Negotiation Policy: An Academic Imperative. Part Ii, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article comes in two parts - the article and the notes.
Article abstract: To get hostages released without harm requires a national policy committed to that principle. With that in mind, there needs to be an understanding of the perpetrators' "objective view" of reality. These views have political, economic, psychological, cultural, ethno-religious and perceptual dimensions. Those multivariate dimensions of any hostage situation mandate policies that should be based on law enforcement and military perspectives, in order to be flexible enough to permit their consideration and continuously evaluate their national and international implications.
Part II: Notes and bibliography for Part …
Trends. Of Missile Defense And Defense By Metaphor, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Of Missile Defense And Defense By Metaphor, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the use of metaphor in public discourse, using the ABM Treaty and missile defense issues between Russian and the United States as context.
Rumor, Social Contagion, And Truth: Not So Strange Political Bedfellows, Ibpp Editor
Rumor, Social Contagion, And Truth: Not So Strange Political Bedfellows, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes the shared epistemological foundations of the political communication of rumor and truth.