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“I’Ll Be Your Mirror”, The Soul, And Intelligence And Counterintelligence Applications, Ibpp Editor Feb 2019

“I’Ll Be Your Mirror”, The Soul, And Intelligence And Counterintelligence Applications, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes how the psychological trope of mirroring can explicate mass leadership and betrayals of trust.


Do Government Shut Downs Shut Down Aviation Security?, Ibpp Editor Jan 2019

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.


Counterterrorist Profiling, The Self, And The Problem Of Open And Quiet Skies, Ibpp Editor Aug 2018

Counterterrorist Profiling, The Self, And The Problem Of Open And Quiet Skies, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

Psychological profiling supporting counterterrorism may be based on an invalid presumption.


The Name Game As Blame Game: The Domodedovo Terrorist Bombing, Ibpp Editor Jan 2011

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 Nov 2010

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.


Counterterrorism Intelligence Analysis: Language As Threat, Vulnerability, And Risk, Ibpp Editor Jul 2010

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.


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.


Intelligence Support For Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor Oct 2003

Intelligence Support For Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes an introduction to and critique of intelligence support for aviation security.


An Intractable Problem With The Security Classification Of Information, Ibpp Editor Sep 2003

An Intractable Problem With The Security Classification Of Information, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies an infrequently discussed but highly significant problem with the protection of information for security purposes.


Trends. Intelligence, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, And Truth: A Philosophical Perspective, Ibpp Editor Aug 2003

Trends. Intelligence, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, And Truth: A Philosophical Perspective, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Tends article discusses the issue of the possibility of Bush administration policymakers lying about the threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.


National Security, Child Development, And Intelligence On Intelligence, Ibpp Editor Apr 2003

National Security, Child Development, And Intelligence On Intelligence, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a perspective on child development as a national security Issue, efforts to facilitate optimal child development, and the construct of intelligence as an indicator of child development.


Trends. Is Saddam Hussein Dead?, Ibpp Editor Apr 2003

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.


The Psychology Of Secrecy: A Commentary On The Critique Of The Codeword Compartment In The Cia, Ibpp Editor Jan 2003

The Psychology Of Secrecy: A Commentary On The Critique Of The Codeword Compartment In The Cia, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides commentary on a segment of an intelligence monograph (formally declassified with redactions) prepared through the Central Intelligence Agency Center for the Study of Intelligence and focused on compartmentation of information.


Trends. Thinking On Transportation Security, Ibpp Editor Jan 2003

Trends. Thinking On Transportation Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the necessity of gathering intelligence successfully to combat terrorism as it pertains to commerce.


From The Pentagon: Public Statements On Intelligence, Ibpp Editor Nov 2002

From The Pentagon: Public Statements On Intelligence, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides commentary on public statements concerning intelligence by senior officials within the Department of Defense.


Trends. Dirty Little Secrets On Secrets: The Intelligence Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2001, Ibpp Editor Oct 2000

Trends. Dirty Little Secrets On Secrets: The Intelligence Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2001, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the phenomena of leaking and overclassification of information in the context of national security.


Mishandling The Mishandling Of Classified Information? The Wen Ho Lee Case, Ibpp Editor Dec 1999

Mishandling The Mishandling Of Classified Information? The Wen Ho Lee Case, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article comments on allegations that various United States Government (USG) authorities have mishandled allegations that a Los Alamos computer scientist, Wen Ho Lee, has mishandled classified information bearing on USG nuclear weapons and may have committed espionage in the service of the People's Republic of China (PRC).


Spying For Friends As An Unfriendly Act: Another Review Of The Pollard Case, Ibpp Editor Nov 1998

Spying For Friends As An Unfriendly Act: Another Review Of The Pollard Case, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some negative consequences of an intelligence analyst from Country A providing classified information to allied Country B in an unauthorized fashion.


Trends. Dubious Editorial On "Dubious Decisions On The Sudan": A Counterterrorist And Intelligence Concern, Ibpp Editor Sep 1998

Trends. Dubious Editorial On "Dubious Decisions On The Sudan": A Counterterrorist And Intelligence Concern, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses an editorial in the September 23, 1998 Issue of The New York Times that describes the possible analytic fallacies in the United States Government's (USG) decision to target a pharmaceutical plant in the Sudan.


Sexual Seduction, Illicit Sex, And Licit Sex: International And National Leaders As Targets Of Intelligence Operations, Ibpp Editor Sep 1998

Sexual Seduction, Illicit Sex, And Licit Sex: International And National Leaders As Targets Of Intelligence Operations, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the varied consequences that could be achieved by a hostile intelligence service through effecting the sexual seduction of an international or national leader or through exploiting ongoing illicit or licit sex engaged in by that leader.


Political Denial As A Counterintelligence Vehicle To Counter Counterterrorist Operations: The Sudan, Ibpp Editor Aug 1998

Political Denial As A Counterintelligence Vehicle To Counter Counterterrorist Operations: The Sudan, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the political denial that is implemented by terrorists and supporters of terrorists after an adversary counterterrorist operation and that is intended to impede future operations. Sudanese-sponsored and supported terrorism and United States Government counterterrorist operations are used as an example. The analysis is predicated on the assumption that there is incontrovertible intelligence data supporting the belief that Shifa Pharamceutical Industries in Sudan was engaged in the development and/or transshipment of the chemical warfare agent VX--an assumption based on the alleged detection of a VX precursor that allegedly has no legitimate business or industrial use. (IBPP Note: As …


Psychoanalysis And The Soviet Secret Police: Another Look At The Eitingon Controversy, Ibpp Editor Jun 1998

Psychoanalysis And The Soviet Secret Police: Another Look At The Eitingon Controversy, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a hypothetical damage assessment based on the assumption that Dr. Max Eitingon, a significant early member of the international psychoanalytic movement, was also a Soviet intelligence operative.


Security Politics Of The Intelligence Quotient (Iq), Ibpp Editor May 1998

Security Politics Of The Intelligence Quotient (Iq), Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes conceptual weaknesses of the intelligence quotient (IQ) and their security implications.


Trends. Nuclear Tests In India: Is The Buddha Smiling?, Ibpp Editor May 1998

Trends. Nuclear Tests In India: Is The Buddha Smiling?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses nuclear testing in India.


The Psychology Of Intent: Problems For Personnel Security And Counterintelligence Personnel, Ibpp Editor May 1998

The Psychology Of Intent: Problems For Personnel Security And Counterintelligence Personnel, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the psychology of intent as it applies to individuals who have violated some aspect of security prescriptions or proscriptions.


Some Psychological Impediments To Detecting Deception: Challenges For The Intelligence Analyst And Political Psychologist, Ibpp Editor Apr 1998

Some Psychological Impediments To Detecting Deception: Challenges For The Intelligence Analyst And Political Psychologist, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some psychological impediments to the detection of deception in political events.


A Mnemonic For Intelligence Analysis And Operations, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

A Mnemonic For Intelligence Analysis And Operations, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes and critiques the self-reference effect as a mnemonic facilitating intelligence analysis and operations.


Security Bureaucracies: The Psychology Of Keeping And Divulging Secrets, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

Security Bureaucracies: The Psychology Of Keeping And Divulging Secrets, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes aspects of the psychology of keeping and divulging secrets to inform policies of security bureaucracies' human resource managers.


Intelligence Operations And Personality: Are There Guidelines For Assessment?, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

Intelligence Operations And Personality: Are There Guidelines For Assessment?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores whether there are appropriate guidelines for assessing the personality of a potential intelligence agent.


Social And Personal Selves: Vulnerabilities For Intelligence Case Officers And Agents?, Ibpp Editor Feb 1998

Social And Personal Selves: Vulnerabilities For Intelligence Case Officers And Agents?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a basic aspect of self-representation that may present strengths and weaknesses for the personnel security management and operational effectiveness of intelligence case officers and agents.