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Trends. Tortuous Reasoning On Torture: The Ocalan Case, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses a torture prevention group from the Council of Europe visiting the island of Imrali to inspect the conditions under which the Kurdish rebel leader (murderer and terrorist from a Turkish Government perspective) Abdullah Ocalan is being held.

Trends. Immigration And Naturalization Service V. Aguirre, No. 97-1754: Can Crime Be Nonpolitical?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This articles discusses a recent Supreme Court case revolving around whether foreigners who have committed serious nonpolitical crimes outside the US are ineligible for refugee status regardless of the severity of persecution that would await them at their countries of origin.

Weapons Against Weapons: Effecting Gun Control Policy, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article critiques a recent editorial in The New Republic that compares lawsuit and lawmaking routes to effecting gun control policy.

Trends. Altered States And Genetically Altered Products: Psychological Crisis At Cartagena, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the first comprehensive attempt to develop a global treaty that would regulate commerce in genetically altered products.

The Nuclear Policy Of India And Pakistan: Implications For Deterrence, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article analyzes the implications of India's and Pakistan's decisions to "go nuclear" in 1998.

The Case Of Abdullah Ocalan: Interrogation, Torture, And Truth, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article presents arguments against conflating ethical, moral, and legal concerns with efficacy concerns regarding interrogation and torture.

The Eritrea-Ethiopia War: How Helpful Are Psychological Theories Of Warfare?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article considers common psychological theories of warfare in light of the current Eritrea- Ethiopia war.

Trends. Good Kurds, Bad Kurds, Curds And Whey, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the US foreign policy towards the Kurds in Turkey and northern Iraq, and how the perspective varies by geography and national borders.

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.

From The Ibpp Research Associates. Eritrea/Ethiopia: Pan African News Agency, Staff Writer - Pan African News Agency (Pana)

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article - Ethiopia, Eritrea Fighting Enters Sixth Day. February 11, 1999 by a staff writer of the Pan African News Agency (PANA) - provides a report that organization. It was submitted anonymously, and it has been provided here with permission.

The article discusses the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea. IBPP commentary expands the scope of the article, discussing Western uses of resources in the prevention of political violence in Europe but not Africa.

Trends. Fathers And Sons: The Future Of King Abdullah Ii, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the line of succession after the inevitable death of Jordan's King Hussein.

Trends. Malaysia And The Senate Trial Of President Clinton: Finally, The End: But To What End?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author takes a look at the ongoing trial in Malaysia of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Biological Warfare As Psychological Warfare Ii, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

A previous IBPP article described a number of psychological warfare benefits of biological warfare. The present article discusses recent information reported in the Air Force Times within the context of these benefits.

From The Ibpp Research Associates. Brazil: Rafael Raffaelli, Rafael Raffaelli

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is an e-mail interview with Dr. Rafael Raffaelli who is affiliated with Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil. The interview discusses an academician in politics and the differences between his written stances and his political ones.

Heterosexuality, Condoms, And Political Destabilization In Africa, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes psychosocial factors linked to condom use and the political implications of not maintaining this linkage.

Trends. The Deployment Of Ground Forces To Kosovo: A Paean For Ambiguity, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The articles discusses the peace talks in Rambouillet, France between Serbian government representatives and representatives of various ethnic Albanian organizations.

From The Ibpp Research Associates. Brazil: Louise Madeira, Louise Madeira

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author -Louise Madeira - is a psychologist working in Brazil. In this article, the Brazilian Economic Crisis is discussed.

Query From An Ibpp Reader: The Nature Of Time In Organizations, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article responds to an IBPP reader's query about time in organizations--viz., time limits (or lack thereof) for positions in organizations, time length of incumbency for such positions, and number of times on can be re-elected or otherwise chosen for an organizational position.

A Research Agenda In India For Political Psychologists: Fanning The Flames Of Political Violence Or Dousing Them?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes psychological Issues about the incitement of political violence in India that merits further attention by political psychologists.

Religion As Opium, Religion As Vitamin: Comments On Pope John Paul Ii's Papacy And Political Power, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article considers the interface between institutionalized and organized religion on the one hand and formally constituted and secular governmental authority on the other, in the context of Pope John Paul II's papacy.

Trends. The Devil's In The Details: The Vatican And Exorcism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the recent revision to the Roman Catholic ritual of exorcism.

Catastrophic Counterterrorism As Catastrophe, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article posits three very noxious consequences of common counterterrorism approaches to catastrophic terrorism that are gaining currency in international foreign policy communities.

Control Of The Personal As A Means Of Political Control And Power: Thoughts For A New Millennium, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores the utility of significantly controlling the governed's personal sphere of life as a means of maintaining and further increasing political control and power by political authorities in the new millennium.

Representative Democracy And The Non-Democratic Force Of Religion: Turkey, Israel, Algeria, India, And The United States, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies and provides examples of a destructive, non-democratic force that is intrinsic to a democracy. This force impinges on democracy from outside and from within.

Trends. The Senate Trial Of President Clinton: There's More Than One Way To Wag The Dog, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses "wagging the dog" as it relates to the current presidential scandal.

Trends. Religious Killing: Going By The Book, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the unfortunate social phenomena in India of religion-based killing and desecrating.

Aviation Security: The Human Element In Human Factors, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes aspects of social and political human functioning that are germane to security violations discovered by representatives of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) in tests at various United States (U.S.) airports. FAA reports on the violations were obtained by The New York Times through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act and discussed in the Times' January 11th Issue.

Privatization And The Private Psychology Of Social Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a crucial psychological nexus that mitigates against governmental attempts to privatize social security programs.

Terrorists' Delight: The Soft Psychological Underbelly Of A Superpower In The Post-Cold War Era, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes psychological vulnerabilities of the one remaining superpower that are being exploited by terrorist organizations--those that are state-sponsored and abetted and those sponsored and abetted by other political actors.

Trends. The Mother Of All Warnings To North Korea, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the problematic logic of the UN ordering the North Korean government to allow a nuclear weapons development site to be inspected.