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Personology, Profiling, And The Terrorist, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies problems in common approaches to capturing the psychological essence of the terrorist.

Trends. The Psychology Of Military Readiness, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The IBPP editor discusses military readiness and national security.

Revisiting The United States Hostage Negotiation Policy: An Academic Imperative. Part I, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article comes in two parts - the article and the notes.

Article abstract: To get hostages released without harm requires a national policy committed to that principle. With that in mind, there needs to be an understanding of the perpetrators' "objective view" of reality. These views have political, economic, psychological, cultural, ethno-religious and perceptual dimensions. Those multivariate dimensions of any hostage situation mandate policies that should be based on law enforcement and military perspectives, in order to be flexible enough to permit their consideration and continuously evaluate their national and international implications.

Part II: Notes and bibliography for Part …

Trends. Of Missile Defense And Defense By Metaphor, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the use of metaphor in public discourse, using the ABM Treaty and missile defense issues between Russian and the United States as context.

Study Of The Socio-Economic Impact Of Mine Action In Afghanistan, Gichd

Global CWD Repository

The Study of the Socio-economic Impact of Mine Action in Afghanistan (SIMAA) forms part of the World Bank/UNDP Afghanistan Watching Brief Project. The study objective is to analyse the problem of mines, the costs and benefits of mine operations and how to deal with the mine problem from an integrated socio-economic perspective. The main focus of the study is on tangible economic impacts of mine action, benefits and costs of clearing units of land of different types and the choice of demining techniques.

Trends. Logic Limitations And Missile Defense, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the limitations of logic in truth-finding using public discourse on national missile defense as an example.

Ddasaccident323, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The victim insisted that he help the International Supervisor with carrying the sticks into the mine rows and assist him with the marking. They had been in the lane for less than 10 minutes conducting marking, when the victim with a club hammer in his hand was bending down to pick up a marking stick. It was at this time that he stepped on a PMA-3 blast mine in what he thought to be the 10cm safety overlap.

Ddasaccident326, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

There were no witnesses to the actual explosion, however [the Victim] was walking back to the end of his clearance lane when he stepped on the mine at the entrance to his lane. The mine (PMA-3) was at a depth of 24cm in soft ground and positioned on a rock.

Latrogenic Insecurity: A Legacy Of Marie Jahoda, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the security relevance of an article published 45 years ago by the recently deceased social psychologist, Marie Jahoda.

Ambiguity As Certainty: Taiwan And Us Military Aid, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores assertions as to the consequences of ambiguous versus unambiguous political communication.

Trends. The Nature Of Security Agreements: An Example From The Nuclear Weapons Arena, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the nature of nuclear weapons security agreements, and the surrounding belief systems.

Ddasaccident332, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The Victim had just replaced his partner after 30 minutes rest. His metal detector gave 5 readings within a metre of the mine (which was “normal” for this field). The accident occurred while the Victim was prodding using a bayonet on a hillside in a grassy part of the minefield.

Trends. Diplomacy, Time, And Conflict, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the nature of time in the context of conflict, diplomacy, and conflict resolution.

Ddasaccident401, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

[The Albanian adolescent] was sitting at the track intersection when [Demining group Ops manager] met up with him. [The Albanian adolescent] offered to take [Demining group Ops manager] and show him the location of a mined area that he knew of. Whilst following the lad, [Demining group Ops manager] has stated that he had doubts of the area they were walking through. He told [the Albanian adolescent] was searching the ground, and it was then that [Demining group Ops manager] realised they were in a minefield. He told [the Albanian adolescent] to stop and that they would go back. Almost …

External Evaluation Of Handicap International Belgium's Community Based Mine Awareness Program, Gichd

Global CWD Repository

This is an external evaluation of Handicap International Belgium's Mine Awareness Programs in Afghanistan. The HI community based mine awareness programs were started in Southern Afghanistan in 1996 in order to establish sustainable and appropriate mine awareness to rural communities at high risk to mines and UXO. This report, commissioned by HI Belgium, presents the conclusions of the evaluation, which consisted of direct observation of all aspects of the program and numerous interviews by the consultant of key staff within and outside HI.

Gichd Evaluation Of The German Project Co-Ordination, Eric M. Filippino, Mark Yarmoshuk

Global CWD Repository

After discussion with the German Government the terms of reference were decided to be the following: The evaluation team was to evaluate the German Project Coordination pilot project in Cambodia. The GPC Project is a staff development project in which Cambodian staff are to be trained in various information and TM disciplines. The IM people are intended to fit into an information cell that manages a “National Integrated Database” held and managed by CMAA. The TM personnel, who will eventually serve as part of an overall QA/QC system will ostensibly also fit into a CMAA cell of some type. It …

Political Psychology In Yugoslavia: An Overview, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article (with minimal editing by IBPP) has been written by a new IBPP Regional Editor, Natasa Bajic, a psychologist who resides in Serbia. In the article, she provides an overview of political psychology within Yugoslavia.

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

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

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

Ddasaccident324, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

A demining section from demining platoon No 2 were working at the demining site at Kraljan. At approximately 1105 hrs there was an uncontrolled explosion after [the Victim] inadvertently stood on a PMA-3 anti-personnel mine, in an area that [another demining group’s] EDD assets had previously cleared in 2000.

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

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.

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

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

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

Ddasaccident371, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

At approximately 10:55hrs an uncontrolled detonation occurred in the search and clearance block (9m south of the Northerly base line and 13m West of the Easterly red/white area marking rope).

Terrorism As Defense, Defense As Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some definitional complexities of the construct terrorism.

Ddasaccident205, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On Wednesday 04 April 2001 at 1025 hours, [Demining group] deminer [the Victim] accidentally detonated an R2M2 anti-personnel landmine whilst working in minefield H186 (Fazenda Usoque) approximately 12 km north of Huambo. He escaped “virtually unscathed”.

U.S. Office Of Global Humanitarian Demining Works Toward Demining 2010 Goals, Elizabeth A. Cramer

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Since 1994, the United States has committed approximately $400 million to worldwide humanitarian demining efforts. With its sights set on 2010, the U.S. Office of Global Humanitarian Demining is working to establish partnerships in the private sector.

Afghanistan, Country Profile

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

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The U.S. Humanitarian Demining Program: Engagement In Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia And Thailand, Kela Morehead

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Humanitarian Demining Program is working with U.S. government agencies and NGOs to provide mine awareness training, mine clearance, clearance training, medical services and the latest in demining technology to mine-affected nations.