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Security And International Relations By Edward A. Kolodziej (Cambridge, Uk: Cambridge University Press, 2005), Tyler Haupert

Global Tides

A book review of Security and International Relations by Edward A. Kolodziej (2005).

International Security Problems And Solutions By Patrick M. Morgan (Washington, D.C.: Cq Press, 2006), Jacqueline Sittel

Global Tides

Book review of International Security Problems and Solutions by Patrick M. Morgan (2006).

When The Risk Is Strategically And Operationally Insignificant, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article discusses some of the dangers in labelling a risk as strategically and operationally insignificant in a security setting.

The Psychology Of Intelligent Video Analysis, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article examines issues surrounding software-enhanced video analysis in an intelligence context.

Trends. Car Bomb Explosion And An Explosion Of Truths, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses multiple political psychological aspects of the August 29, 2003 car bomb explosion adjacent to the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq

Is Virtual Conferencing Virtually The Same?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article discusses the pros and cons of virtual conferencing and the optimizing of decision making in a security context.

National Security And Multiple Selves, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the positive and negative consequences for national security of the ontology and phenomenology of multiple selves.

Security Watch: No-Fly Zones And Flying Blind, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article evaluates the gain in security from no-fly zones from a security perspective.

Trends. Espionage And Sex: A Commentary On Personnel Security Criteria, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses one aspect of sexual orientation – homosexuality - in a security and intelligence context.

Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the Maslowian hierarchy of needs in the context of 9-11 terrorist attacks and the relationship between executive and judicial branches of American government.

East European Security Revisited: Institutions, Power, And Security, Blagovest Tashev

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

Drawing on the literatures on democratization, security studies, and small states this dissertation explores the relationship of small states' domestic and international institutionalization and their security. Small states have limited power not only to affect their environment but also to guarantee national security. Small states, it is hypothesized, enhance their security through the consolidation of domestic institutions and the accumulation of capacities provided by their participation in capacity-reach international institutions.

The dissertation tests the hypothesis by applying the comparative method to the post-communist states of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania. The three case studies analyze the effects of domestic …

Trends. Border Security Legislation, Terrorism-Sponsoring Nations, And Evil, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The IBPP editor discusses limiting temporary visas for visitors from alleged terrorism-sponsoring nations as a way of "tightening" the security of national borders.

Trends. Commentary On The January 16, 2001 Secrecy News Item "Rumsfeld Commission Calls For Anti-Satellite Tests.", Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

IBPP comments on a SECRECY NEWS article from January 2001, which discussed Donald Rumsfeld's call for anti-satellite tests based on what the SECRECY NEWS authors considered unsubstantiated claims that there was a "virtual certainty" of future hostilities in space.

A Textual Analysis Of Security: The Republican Platform As Propaganda, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article comments on international security appraisals and pledges contained in the United States (US) Republican Party platform at the 2000 Republican National Convention.

Trends. Can One Be Against The Withdrawal Of An Occupying Force? The Case Of Israel And Editor: Southern Lebanon, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the potential political and military ramifications of Israel withdrawing its occupying forces from Southern Lebanon.

Trends. Syria, Israel, And The Power Of Money, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article the political psychology and role of aid in the Middle East, focusing on the conflict between Israel and Syria.

Trends. Wanted: Russian Nuclear Security And A Primer On Russian Psychology, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses whether or not the United States Government (USG) tax payer's dollars-if any-should be expended towards nuclear security in Russia.

Likely And Unlikely Events In International Security Affairs: An Example From The People's Republic Of China, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a human judgment shortfall in international security decision making based on statistical probabilities.

Trends. Ehud Barak And Peace: Mistakes On The 15-Month Mistake, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the citings of many analysts, journalists, and diplomats--the last often speaking on an unattributed basis--a huge error in the current quest for peace between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority and between Israel and Syria and Lebanon.

Trends. Employment Policies For Nuclear Weapons: Uses Of First Use, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) public policy advocating a "first use" of nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

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.

Evolution And Devolution: The Dynamics Of Sovereignty And Security In Post-Cold War Europe, Thomas M. Lansford

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

At a time when individual defense outlays are being significantly diminished, the national governments of Western Europe are confronted with the necessity of reforming and adapting their militaries to address new security concerns and undertake new missions. This study will examine multinational military integration as one possible approach whereby national governments can limit defense spending and still maintain military capabilities to meet the contemporary security threats faced by the nation states of the continent. The first three chapters of the work will explore the broad patterns of change in the international system which have propelled states to reexamine how they …

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.

Trends. The Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons And Economic Recession: Global Crises That Turn Right Thinking On Its Head, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the impact of the end of the cold war on the rest of the world.

Trends. Sharing Data On Missile Launches: A New Version Of An Old Idea, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

In this article, the author discusses the agreement that was announced, the United States and Russia, to quickly share data about the launch of ballistic missiles and space payloads.

Trends. Milosevic On Force Withdrawal: Can The Wrong Be Right?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the completion of talks between Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic and Russian President Boris Yeltsin, which seems to have lead to the lessening of the momentum for multilateral military intervention sponsored by the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to punish Serbia.

Trends. Nonratification Of The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: The Logic Of Illogic, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the ratifying of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).

Trends. Pakistan Evens The Score: Do We Need An Overtime?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the recent Pakistani government nuclear detonations.

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. Anthrax Vaccinations: Saddam Wins Again, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author analyzes the human, financial, and strategic costs borne by the USG through its deployed personnel and materiel increment reactive to the recent inspection crisis in Iraq.