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Letter To Anna: An American Perspective On Why The Us Hasn't Acted Decisively In Kosovo, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article--slightly edited by IBPP--was submitted by Mr. Andrew Chittim, a freelance writer and marketing specialist. The article arrived on May 25th--well before the end of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. In retrospect, however, Mr. Chittim's analysis highlights a number of Issues that are still not resolved.

Trends. Nato And Yugoslavia: Data On Data, On Knowing What To Know, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bombing of the People's Republic of China's embassy in Belgrade.

Ibpp Research Associates. Macedonia, Anonymous - Skopje, Macedonia

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is a note (lightly edited for English only) from a professor in Skopje, Macedonia that was addressed to a professional colleague of the IBPP Editorial Board in response to that colleague's inquiry into the situation in Macedonia. The author notes a difference between what has been broadcast via the Western media and the perceptions of conditions in-country.

Misplaced Faith In Psychological Holiness: Murder, Suicide, Swiss Guards, And The Vatican, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some of the problems in employing psychological testing to decrease the probability of murder perpetrated by employees in the job environment.

The Politics Of Placebo, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores definitions of the construct placebo in a political context.

Trends. Causal Attributions And The Subversion Of Time: Would An Indictment Of The Israeli Foreign, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article discusses the indictment of the Israeli Foreign Minister by the Israeli State Attorney on charges of fraud, bribery, and witness tampering.

Trends. Human Rights And Military Conflict: Numerology Versus Quantitative Analysis, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

the author discusses a journalist's comments on the United Nations Human Rights Commission vote to take no action on a human rights censure motion against the People's Republic of China.

Ibpp Research Associates. Serbia, Aleksandar Radulovic, Nikola Radulovic

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is a perspective that was contributed on April 25, 1999 by Aleksandar & Nikola Radulovic of Belgrade, Serbia through Global Network Initiative staffer Gil Grein.

Trends. Serbs And Kosovar Albanians: Birds Of A Feather, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses how Albanians and Serbs are alike in the throes of similarly deep and powerful psychological processes.

Trends. Pinning The Tail On The Donkey: A Legacy Of The Legacy Codes, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses a Taiwanese-born U.S. citizen that was alleged to have spied against the US and for the People's Republic of China.

Ibpp Research Associates. Banja Luka, Srpska, Zeljka Kasagic

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is a letter from a 26 year-old Serbian female, Ms. Zeljka Kasagic, of Banja Luka, Srpska. The letter was written in a response to inquiries by Global Network Initiative staffer Gil Grein concerning the current crisis between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Yugoslavia.

Why Behavior Can't Be The Sole Arbiter Of Foreign Policy Goodness: The Ghosts In And Out Of The Machine And Yugoslavia, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article highlights a common fallacy in the critique of foreign policy initiatives.

Resolution 99-7-S - Opening Library Earlier, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution to have library open at 7:00 am.

Trends. The Decommissioning Of Reality: Towards A New Northern Ireland Government, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the obstacles in transitioning to the new power-sharing Northern Ireland Assembly.

Trends. Perspectives On Provocations: A Serbian Perspective, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses current affairs/activities in Yugoslavia, Serbia and Albania.

Captive Psychologies: From The Experience Of The Speaker Of The Cypriot Parliament, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes inferred psychological attributions related to the recent attempt by the Speaker of the Cypriot Parliament to free three United States soldiers captured by supporters of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

Raping And Killing Versus Raping And Impregnating: An Atrocity Primer For Ethnic Cleansing In The Balkans, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes political psychological aspects of rape as a tool of ethnic cleansing. In the article, rape denotes only the forced sexual behavior by males against females.

From The Ibpp Research Associates. Yugoslavia., Dragoslav Jeremic

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This interview of Mr. Dragoslav Jeremic of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, was conducted via email by Global Network Initiative staffer Gil Grein and completed on April 12, 1999. Mr. Jeremic is a 70 year old retired chemist and university professor who specialized in teaching students about spectroscopy and other experimental techniques useful in studying organic molecular structures. Mr. Jeremic is also a Grandfather. The interview focused on the current crisis between NATO and Yugoslavia.

Credibility On Credibility: A Reason To Fight A War?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some problems in fighting a war for the purpose of defending a political entity's credibility.

Bill 99-22-S - Withdrawal Of Prepaid Advertising, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill to suspend funding of prepaid College Heights Herald ads.

Bill 99-23-S - Extension Of Provide-A-Ride, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill proposing more money be allocated to the Provide-a-Ride program.

Food For Thought On Fungibility: An Example Concerning North Korea, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article analyzes a statement ascribed to the United Nations aid coordinator for North Korea to suggest research pursuits in the area of political cognition.

Trends. The Politics Of Science And The Science Of Politics: Adult-Child Sex And Child Sexual Abuse, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the "A meta-analytic examination of assumed properties of child sexual abuse using college samples" that was published in the Psychological Bulletin.

From The Ibpp Research Associates. (1) Global Perspectives. (2) Slovenia., United Nations, Janez Kranjski

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The IBPP Research Associates column has two parts, both of which are included in the downloadable document.

The first part of the document forwards text from a World Health Organization document, taken from the United Nations Wire for April 8, 1999. It has been posted here as a contrast to the first Trend entry in this IBPP Issue. Two main issues - (1) Possible orthogonality of psychological from legal and moral standards and (2) the reliability and validity of different approaches within the clinical sciences to delineating psychopathology - are considered.

The second part of the document is an April …

Bill 99-21-S - Sponsoring Of Finals Coffee House, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill to create coffee house in library student lounge.

Bill 99-20-S - Extending Library Hours During Finals Week, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill to extend library hours during finals week.

Resolution 99-5-S - Opening Campus Post Office On Saturdays, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution requesting that the post office in Downing University Center be open on Saturdays.

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.

Using And Misusing History: Kosovo And The Epistemological Challenge, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article highlights the difficulties inherent to informing security policy with history.

Canada's "Respect Project" Poses Some Questions About Groups, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article discusses Canada's online Respect Project is mainly concerned with ethical, logical, epistemological, social, and cultural topics. It aims at the integral respect of cultures and persons.