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Trends. A Stain On The Red, White, And Blue: Sex And United States (U.S.) Foreign Policy, Ibpp Editor Aug 1998

Trends. A Stain On The Red, White, And Blue: Sex And United States (U.S.) Foreign Policy, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the impact of the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal on Bill Clinton's foreign policy


The United States House Of Representatives And The International Monetary Fund: Cognitions And Miscognitions, Ibpp Editor Jul 1998

The United States House Of Representatives And The International Monetary Fund: Cognitions And Miscognitions, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a brief cognitive analysis of rationales for not supporting the allocation of $18 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).


Trends. Humane And Inhumane Rights: President Clinton's Trip To China, Ibpp Editor Jul 1998

Trends. Humane And Inhumane Rights: President Clinton's Trip To China, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The editor discusses President Clinton's performance in China as one that variously exacerbated, paid lip service to, discounted, and/or ignored the human rights violations of his hosts.


Why Bulworth Is Bullfull, Ibpp Editor May 1998

Why Bulworth Is Bullfull, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article reviews the film Bulworth and uncovers its politically conservative messages.


Trends. Campaign Funds, Satellite And Missile Technology, And The People's Republic Of China: The Real National Security Problem, Ibpp Editor May 1998

Trends. Campaign Funds, Satellite And Missile Technology, And The People's Republic Of China: The Real National Security Problem, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses a potential national security problem concerning a myriad of stories about (1) Chinese military intelligence funneling funds to the Democratic National and (2) antecedent, concurrent, and/or subsequent decisions to facilitate Chinese launching of US commercial satellites; and (3) the consequences of (1) and (2).


Cognitive Complexity And The International Monetary Fund: An $18 Billion Question, Ibpp Editor May 1998

Cognitive Complexity And The International Monetary Fund: An $18 Billion Question, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes two common political positions on the Clinton Administration's proposal to allocate an additional $18 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and then offers a less common position. The three positions may be differentiated by the psychological construct of cognitive complexity.


Blowing Smoke: Tobacco Companies, Anti-Tobacco Tax Policies, And International Security, Ibpp Editor May 1998

Blowing Smoke: Tobacco Companies, Anti-Tobacco Tax Policies, And International Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article illustrates how governmental tax policymakers are an insignificant threat to tobacco companies. Security implications are alluded to--viz., company relationships with illicit trafficking organizations, the health of populations, and tax policies towards illegal drugs if the last were to become legal.


Trends. Nato Expansion And Rabelais: Approaching The United States Senate Vote, Ibpp Editor May 1998

Trends. Nato Expansion And Rabelais: Approaching The United States Senate Vote, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the US Senate vote, that will soon be happening, on whether to expand NATO by adding the countries of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.


Psychology Of Sex: The Evolutionary Scandals, Ibpp Editor Apr 1998

Psychology Of Sex: The Evolutionary Scandals, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the rudiments of evolutionary psychology as they pertain to the incidence and prevalence of sex scandals and their political consequences.


Trends. Warranted Dogmatism Against The Closed Mind: Preliminary Look At The Intelligence Agency's (Cia) Groat Case, Ibpp Editor Apr 1998

Trends. Warranted Dogmatism Against The Closed Mind: Preliminary Look At The Intelligence Agency's (Cia) Groat Case, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

In this article, the author analyzes the arrest of former CIA employee, Douglas F. Groat.


The Political Essence Of Jungian Psychology: Thoughts On The Death Of Marie-Louise Von Franz, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

The Political Essence Of Jungian Psychology: Thoughts On The Death Of Marie-Louise Von Franz, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article posits that a democratic, nonracist politics permeates Jungian psychology.


Trends. Human Rights In The People's Republic Of China: On Rewards And Leverage, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

Trends. Human Rights In The People's Republic Of China: On Rewards And Leverage, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the Clinton administration's announcement that it will not sponsor this year's resolution before the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva that would condemn the People's Republic of China (PRC) for human rights violations.


Trends. Injustice Through Justice Within The Ins And The Fbi: Fertile Territory For Information, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

Trends. Injustice Through Justice Within The Ins And The Fbi: Fertile Territory For Information, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the quest for justice, in which policymakers, legislators, and those who seek to influence them sometimes seek to effect mandatory sequences of adjudicative procedure upon allegations of misbehavior.


Trends. A Strategic Defense Initiative Against Biological Warfare: Sense? Nonsense? Mal Vu, Mal Dit?, Ibpp Editor Mar 1998

Trends. A Strategic Defense Initiative Against Biological Warfare: Sense? Nonsense? Mal Vu, Mal Dit?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) that was initiated by United States (US) President Ronald Reagan during his first term.


Trends. The Phallic Presidency, Ibpp Editor Feb 1998

Trends. The Phallic Presidency, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the illicit behavior of many of America's presidents.


Weapons Of Mass Destruction: A Psychological Commentary, Ibpp Editor Feb 1998

Weapons Of Mass Destruction: A Psychological Commentary, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a comprehensive approach to identifying psychological consequences of weapons of mass destruction, as well as psychological methods that can be employed to influence these consequences. This description should be viewed in the context of the quest to achieve political objectives that underlie military intervention and its threat.


Trends. United States Government (Usg) Policy Towards Cuba: Holier Than The Pope?, Ibpp Editor Feb 1998

Trends. United States Government (Usg) Policy Towards Cuba: Holier Than The Pope?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the failing policy of sanctions against the Cuban government.


Implicit Theories Of Personality And Reactions To Political Scandal, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

Implicit Theories Of Personality And Reactions To Political Scandal, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes several psychological constructs that may be useful in understanding reactions to political scandal.


Trends. Clinton's Saddam Hussein Problem, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

Trends. Clinton's Saddam Hussein Problem, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the similarities between the problems of the United States (US) President and the current Iraqi leader.


Trends. Chairman Arafat And The United States (U.S.) Holocaust Museum: What Is Good, What Is Evil, What Is Human?, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

Trends. Chairman Arafat And The United States (U.S.) Holocaust Museum: What Is Good, What Is Evil, What Is Human?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the possible visit of Yasir Arafat to the US Holocaust Museum.


Trends. From Pumpkin Papers To Pumpkin Capers: Washington Scandals, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

Trends. From Pumpkin Papers To Pumpkin Capers: Washington Scandals, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses how in the late 1940s and into the 1950s--an era of both Communist hysteria and significant Communist threat within the United States (US)--pumpkin connoted scandal, as in the infamous pumpkin papers.


The Business Of Politics As The Politics Of Business, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

The Business Of Politics As The Politics Of Business, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article presents arguments for and against the significant employment of business practices in domestic and foreign policy development and implementation within representative democracies.


The Political Tale Of The Tape: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, And Their Successors, Ibpp Editor Nov 1997

The Political Tale Of The Tape: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, And Their Successors, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some of the putative positive and negative features of recording political decisionmaking as it occurs.


Trends. The Inspection Crisis: The Iraqi-Us Scorecard, Ibpp Editor Nov 1997

Trends. The Inspection Crisis: The Iraqi-Us Scorecard, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

In this analysis, the author further discusses the UN inspections for nuclear arms in Iraq.


Trends. Globalization And The Ugly American: "Fast-Track", Cuba, Libya, And Iran, Ibpp Editor Nov 1997

Trends. Globalization And The Ugly American: "Fast-Track", Cuba, Libya, And Iran, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses globalization and the rise in salience of the Ugly American.


Inconsistency As Consistency: An Optimal Policy For Human Rights, Ibpp Editor Oct 1997

Inconsistency As Consistency: An Optimal Policy For Human Rights, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article contrasts two common cognitive approaches employed by United States (US) politicians in furthering human rights throughout the world.


Trends. Motivations Of Espionage: Spying On The Wisconsin 3, Ibpp Editor Oct 1997

Trends. Motivations Of Espionage: Spying On The Wisconsin 3, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses charges against 2 men and a woman with spying against the government of the United States of America since they were students during the 1970s at the University of Wisconsin.


Trends. Encrypting Encryption: Some Comments On S. 909, Secure Public Networks Act, Ibpp Editor Aug 1997

Trends. Encrypting Encryption: Some Comments On S. 909, Secure Public Networks Act, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses The use of technology and telecommunications being employed by people in the commission of crimes, viz., terrorism and organized crime.


No Mas, No Mas; Ear Biting; And Iconoclasm: The Political Psychology Of Boxing, Ibpp Editor Jul 1997

No Mas, No Mas; Ear Biting; And Iconoclasm: The Political Psychology Of Boxing, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

With boxing as but an example, this article describes the political psychological substrates of competitive athletics' popularity throughout history.


Twenty First Century Terrorism: The New Face Of The Hydra (Part Iii), Ibpp Editor May 1997

Twenty First Century Terrorism: The New Face Of The Hydra (Part Iii), Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This is the third and final installment of an article by Mr. James A. Kinnison. Mr. Kinnison is a political science graduate student from the University of New Mexico and specializes in international relations and national security. This installment provides opinions on terrorism challenges for intelligence and law enforcement. (Correction from last week. The second installment’s note (xx) was left off the text. It is Vandenko, I. (November 16, 1995.) Kuda edut radioaktivnye konteynery iz Chechnya? Izvestiya, p. 2.