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Is Science Ever Science? The Politics Of Child Care, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Is Science Ever Science? The Politics Of Child Care, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores the political behavior of psychologists in the carrying out of scientific tasks.


Trends. Accountability In Security Organizations: The Case Of The United States Navy, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Trends. Accountability In Security Organizations: The Case Of The United States Navy, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

Controversy surrounds the adjudication of the United States Navy (USN) commander whose submarine collided with and then sank a Japanese fishing boat in February 200l. The USN has Issued a letter of reprimand to the commander and is allowing him to leave the Navy with full pension based on his current rank, as opposed to authorizing a court-martial that would have rendered the commander liable to very serious criminal charges and sentences. At Issue have been the effects of the adjudication on military personnel aware of the adjudication.


Trends. The Psychology Of The Only Realistic Alternative: A Problem In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Trends. The Psychology Of The Only Realistic Alternative: A Problem In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the conflict between the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and the State of Israel.


Trends. Banning Espionage, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Trends. Banning Espionage, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the psychological aspects of the idea of banning espionage as presented in an article in SECRECY NEWS from the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy.


Leader In Love: A Political Psychological Perspective, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Leader In Love: A Political Psychological Perspective, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some possible political consequences of a national leader in love or experiencing lust as love.


Trends. Basque Frustration: The Tool Of Suicide As Homicide, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Trends. Basque Frustration: The Tool Of Suicide As Homicide, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the lack of significant suicidal behavior on the part of the Basque separatist organizations, and the impact of that lack.


An Open Letter To Prime Minister Sharon, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

An Open Letter To Prime Minister Sharon, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The following article (with very minor editing by IBPP) was written by Dai Williams, a psychologist who works in the United Kingdom. It was written on March 19, 2001 but still retains much of political psychological import given events in the Mideast. The author may be reached at [email protected] or through http://www.eoslifework.co.uk.


Fantasy And The Fantasy Of Espionage, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Fantasy And The Fantasy Of Espionage, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores relationships between fantasy and the commission of espionage.


Trends. The United States, People's Republic Of China, And Apologies: Not Only Mind Games, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Trends. The United States, People's Republic Of China, And Apologies: Not Only Mind Games, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the meaningufulness of an official apology in the context of the United States - China(PRC) diplomatic relations.


Trends. Section 1071 Of The Fiscal Year 2001 Defense Authorization Act: But Is It Good For National Security?, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Trends. Section 1071 Of The Fiscal Year 2001 Defense Authorization Act: But Is It Good For National Security?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

In the United States (US), legislation pertaining to personnel security Issues for individuals with security clearances is intended to minimize security violations including espionage. However, sometimes the legislation dictates procedures that seem to contradict that intent. This article discusses Section 1071 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Defense Authorization Act in this context.


The Talented Mr. Putin: International Judo, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

The Talented Mr. Putin: International Judo, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the successful foreign policy style of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia.


Terrorism As Defense, Defense As Terrorism, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Terrorism As Defense, Defense As Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some definitional complexities of the construct terrorism.


Trends. The Ghost In The Machine: Is Bill Clinton Running Us Policy On China, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Trends. The Ghost In The Machine: Is Bill Clinton Running Us Policy On China, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses aviation safety and the continuity of use/misuse of words by U.S. administrations, regardless of political affiliation.


Trends. Cognitive Dissonance And Conflation Of Patriotism And Political Advocacy: On The Secrecy Of The Intelligence Budget, Ibpp Editor Apr 2001

Trends. Cognitive Dissonance And Conflation Of Patriotism And Political Advocacy: On The Secrecy Of The Intelligence Budget, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the views of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) regarding the budgeting practices of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).


Ibpp Research Associates: Macedonia, Anonymous Non-Native English Speaker In Macedonia Mar 2001

Ibpp Research Associates: Macedonia, Anonymous Non-Native English Speaker In Macedonia

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses what the anonymous non-native English-speaking author considers militant Albanian extremism.


The Other Information Warfare: A Mind Full Of Macedonia, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

The Other Information Warfare: A Mind Full Of Macedonia, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article highlights ongoing aspects of psychological warfare in Macedonia between government and rebel forces.


More Spy Games: A Problem With Credibility Of Sources For Counterintelligence And Personnel Security, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

More Spy Games: A Problem With Credibility Of Sources For Counterintelligence And Personnel Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies implications of recent meta-evaluations of psychological assessment methods for attempts at identifying individuals who are committing treason or otherwise violating security policies.


Tit For Tat, Patty Cake, And Hide And Seek: The Psychology Of Spy Games, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Tit For Tat, Patty Cake, And Hide And Seek: The Psychology Of Spy Games, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores the psychology of tit-for-tat reactions in the context of espionage and counterespionage.


Drugged: Research And Policymakers Confronting Illicit And Illegal Drugs, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Drugged: Research And Policymakers Confronting Illicit And Illegal Drugs, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores the application of research on policies towards illicit and illegal drugs.


Trends. Spinning Buddhas, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Trends. Spinning Buddhas, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the March 2001 destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan by the Taliban.


Trends. China And Homosexuality: The Politics Of Security, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Trends. China And Homosexuality: The Politics Of Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the removal of homosexuality from a list of mental illnesses by the Chinese Psychiatric Association (CPA) in the context of international security.


Facilitating Communications And Murder: Operation Condor And United States Complicity, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Facilitating Communications And Murder: Operation Condor And United States Complicity, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores levels of United States Government (USG) complicity during the late 1970s in the murder of individuals alleged to have been left-wing opponents of South American, right-wing, authoritarian governments.


Falling Dominoes In 2001: Nuclear Weapons And Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Falling Dominoes In 2001: Nuclear Weapons And Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes psychologies of inevitability and their foundations pertaining to nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.


Seeking The End To Racial Profiling, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Seeking The End To Racial Profiling, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes implications of the United States (US) Attorney General's efforts to end racial profiling.


Crowd-Dispersal Weapons And The Psychology Of The Crowd, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Crowd-Dispersal Weapons And The Psychology Of The Crowd, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the peculiar psychology of popular reactions to the development and employment of technologies of military force.


From Norway: Research On Political Psychology And Humiliation, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

From Norway: Research On Political Psychology And Humiliation, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article was written by Dr. Evelin Gerda Lindner, a cross-cultural social psychologist and physician at the University of Oslo, Institute of Psychology. Its focus on psychological research on humiliation is very relevant to political psychology given that this construct of emotion often may be salient in motivating insurgency movements, terrorism, war, low-intensity conflict, human rights violations, the breakdown of peacekeeping and peacemaking operations, and the incidence and prevalence of crime. Dr. Lindner can be reached at P.O.Box 1094 Blindern N-0317 Oslo, Norway…Tel no +47 91789296…[email protected]…http://www.uio.no/~evelinl


Trends. Nuclear Weapons Redux, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Trends. Nuclear Weapons Redux, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses rationales for reducing the number of nuclear weapons worldwide.


Counterintelligence And Insecure Cognitions: The Case Of Robert P. Hanssen, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Counterintelligence And Insecure Cognitions: The Case Of Robert P. Hanssen, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies cognitions harbored as security-philic beliefs by well-meaning policymakers but associated with even greater security vulnerability.


Trends. The Idolatry Of Ignorance And Iconoclasm: Notes On The Taliban, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Trends. The Idolatry Of Ignorance And Iconoclasm: Notes On The Taliban, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The New York Times has reported that at least some Taliban authorities have directed that all statues in Afghanistan--including those commonly viewed as priceless exemplars of cultural (largely Buddhist) heritage and as treasures--be destroyed. The Taliban's rationale--that these statues have been used as idols and deities by non-Islamic believers and may be turned into idols in the future--is largely discussed in the context of leading to a global cultural catastrophe, as an unacceptable decision, as gratuitous vandalism, as exemplifying a rigid ignorance deserving unique contempt and disgust.


Will An Online Court System Go Off The Tracks?, Ibpp Editor Mar 2001

Will An Online Court System Go Off The Tracks?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies psychological concerns with the development of cybercourts for the adjudication of civil and criminal Issues.