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Do Government Shut Downs Shut Down Aviation Security?, Ibpp Editor
Do Government Shut Downs Shut Down Aviation Security?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
There have been reports of a growing number of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents calling in sick and refusing to work for no pay (1). The immediate question becomes, what’s the impact on aviation security? The answer is a negative one, but not as negative as one might think, and one only adding to festering, pre-shutdown problems.
The Name Game As Blame Game: The Domodedovo Terrorist Bombing, Ibpp Editor
The Name Game As Blame Game: The Domodedovo Terrorist Bombing, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the relevance of blame in the context of terrorism.
The Yemen Narrative: Cargo Cults And Cargo Security, Ibpp Editor
The Yemen Narrative: Cargo Cults And Cargo Security, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author gives a psychological perspective on the security of aviation cargo shipments.
Spot Off: The Gao Takes On The Tsa’S Behavior Detection Program, Ibpp Editor
Spot Off: The Gao Takes On The Tsa’S Behavior Detection Program, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently Issued Efforts to Validate TSA’s Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program Underway, but Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Validation and Address Operational Problems (May 2010, GAO-10-763). This IBPP article will describe and comment on the main GAO findings and additional data on which the findings are based. The article will end with some basic challenges to behavior detection as a useful security measure.
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.
The Psychology Of Intelligent Video Analysis, Ibpp Editor
The Psychology Of Intelligent Video Analysis, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article examines issues surrounding software-enhanced video analysis in an intelligence 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
Is Virtual Conferencing Virtually The Same?, Ibpp Editor
Is Virtual Conferencing Virtually The Same?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The article discusses the pros and cons of virtual conferencing and the optimizing of decision making in a security context.
National Security And Multiple Selves, Ibpp Editor
National Security And Multiple Selves, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes the positive and negative consequences for national security of the ontology and phenomenology of multiple selves.
Security Watch: No-Fly Zones And Flying Blind, Ibpp Editor
Security Watch: No-Fly Zones And Flying Blind, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The article evaluates the gain in security from no-fly zones from a security perspective.
Trends. Espionage And Sex: A Commentary On Personnel Security Criteria, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Espionage And Sex: A Commentary On Personnel Security Criteria, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses one aspect of sexual orientation – homosexuality - in a security and intelligence context.
Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the Maslowian hierarchy of needs in the context of 9-11 terrorist attacks and the relationship between executive and judicial branches of American government.
Trends. Border Security Legislation, Terrorism-Sponsoring Nations, And Evil, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Border Security Legislation, Terrorism-Sponsoring Nations, And Evil, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The IBPP editor discusses limiting temporary visas for visitors from alleged terrorism-sponsoring nations as a way of "tightening" the security of national borders.
Trends. Commentary On The January 16, 2001 Secrecy News Item "Rumsfeld Commission Calls For Anti-Satellite Tests.", Ibpp Editor
Trends. Commentary On The January 16, 2001 Secrecy News Item "Rumsfeld Commission Calls For Anti-Satellite Tests.", Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
IBPP comments on a SECRECY NEWS article from January 2001, which discussed Donald Rumsfeld's call for anti-satellite tests based on what the SECRECY NEWS authors considered unsubstantiated claims that there was a "virtual certainty" of future hostilities in space.
Trends. Can One Be Against The Withdrawal Of An Occupying Force? The Case Of Israel And Editor: Southern Lebanon, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Can One Be Against The Withdrawal Of An Occupying Force? The Case Of Israel And Editor: Southern Lebanon, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the potential political and military ramifications of Israel withdrawing its occupying forces from Southern Lebanon.
Trends. Syria, Israel, And The Power Of Money, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Syria, Israel, And The Power Of Money, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article the political psychology and role of aid in the Middle East, focusing on the conflict between Israel and Syria.
Trends. Ehud Barak And Peace: Mistakes On The 15-Month Mistake, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Ehud Barak And Peace: Mistakes On The 15-Month Mistake, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the citings of many analysts, journalists, and diplomats--the last often speaking on an unattributed basis--a huge error in the current quest for peace between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority and between Israel and Syria and Lebanon.
Trends. War And Goal-Directed Behavior: How Milosevic Is Winning, Ibpp Editor
Trends. War And Goal-Directed Behavior: How Milosevic Is Winning, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the NATO bombings of Yugoslavia.
Trends. Globalization And The 21st Century: The Multiplicity Of Enemies, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Globalization And The 21st Century: The Multiplicity Of Enemies, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses recent events that underline a trend of security and globalization--the multiplicity of enemies that are real and notional, actual and potential, and the impact such multiplicities have on national security.
Trends. The Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons And Economic Recession: Global Crises That Turn Right Thinking On Its Head, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the impact of the end of the cold war on the rest of the world.
Trends. Sharing Data On Missile Launches: A New Version Of An Old Idea, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Sharing Data On Missile Launches: A New Version Of An Old Idea, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
In this article, the author discusses the agreement that was announced, the United States and Russia, to quickly share data about the launch of ballistic missiles and space payloads.
Trends. Milosevic On Force Withdrawal: Can The Wrong Be Right?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Milosevic On Force Withdrawal: Can The Wrong Be Right?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the completion of talks between Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic and Russian President Boris Yeltsin, which seems to have lead to the lessening of the momentum for multilateral military intervention sponsored by the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to punish Serbia.
Trends. Nonratification Of The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: The Logic Of Illogic, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Nonratification Of The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: The Logic Of Illogic, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the ratifying of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
Trends. Pakistan Evens The Score: Do We Need An Overtime?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Pakistan Evens The Score: Do We Need An Overtime?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the recent Pakistani government nuclear detonations.
Trends. Anthrax Vaccinations: Saddam Wins Again, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Anthrax Vaccinations: Saddam Wins Again, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author analyzes the human, financial, and strategic costs borne by the USG through its deployed personnel and materiel increment reactive to the recent inspection crisis in Iraq.
Trends. The Tale Of The Tape: Coup Minimization In Nigeria, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Tale Of The Tape: Coup Minimization In Nigeria, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the covert, clandestine, and even apocryphal audio and video tapes used by Nigerian President Abacha, in an effort to minimize the probability of a successful coup.
Trends. Self-Inflicted Injury As Coping Strategy: An Example From Hamas, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Self-Inflicted Injury As Coping Strategy: An Example From Hamas, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses a basic premise of psychodynamic political psychology, that of coping strategies being used to manage personal conflict which are often similar strategies used to manage political conflict.
Trends. Globalization And Security: Somalia, Indonesia, And The Import Of Mobility, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Globalization And Security: Somalia, Indonesia, And The Import Of Mobility, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the potential for significant impact on the security of nation-states that illegal immigrants can have.
Trends. Globalization: Good News For The Militarily, Environmentally, And Economically Challenged, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Globalization: Good News For The Militarily, Environmentally, And Economically Challenged, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
With globalization comes increasing interdependence. With this interdependence comes increasing military, environmental, and economic threats from the weak.
Trends. Environment And Security In An Era Of Globalization: Why Kyoto Matters, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Environment And Security In An Era Of Globalization: Why Kyoto Matters, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
THe author discusses the international meeting on global warming set for Kyoto, Japan in December 1997, in which the United States government (USG) still has not provided significant input as to direction, agenda, criteria, and the like.