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Functionalism As An Aid To Antiterrorist/Counterterrorist Analysis, Ibpp Editor Dec 1997

Functionalism As An Aid To Antiterrorist/Counterterrorist Analysis, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes how philosophical and psychological variants of functionalism can aid antiterrorist/counterterrorist analysis.

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Globalization: Bad News For Antiterrorism And Counterterrorism, Ibpp Editor Nov 1997

Globalization: Bad News For Antiterrorism And Counterterrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article suggests that increasing globalization increases the threat of terrorism.

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Trends. Carrots And Sticks: The Aftermath Of Terrorist Acts, Ibpp Editor Aug 1997

Trends. Carrots And Sticks: The Aftermath Of Terrorist Acts, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the controversy over the Israeli government response to the terrorist acts on July 30, 1997 of two suicidal bombers in West Jerusalem.

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Taking Down The Tupac Amaru: A Personal Account, Ibpp Editor Jun 1997

Taking Down The Tupac Amaru: A Personal Account, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article was submitted by Cesar Gayoso, Policy Analyst and Editor of Taller de Psicologia, who is affiliated with Pontificia Universidad Catolicia del Peru. He also is an IBPP Regional Editor and he desires commentary from readers . His article is a personal account of the political psychological effects of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement's (MRTA) takeover of the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru, the Peruvian government's operation to end the takeover and free hostages, and the operation's aftermath. Readers should also consult "Taking Down the Tupac Amaru: The Best and Worst of Counterterrorism" in IBPP, Vol. 2, No. …

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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.

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Taking Down The Tupac Amaru: The Best And Worst Of Counterterrorism, Ibpp Editor May 1997

Taking Down The Tupac Amaru: The Best And Worst Of Counterterrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

Many informed observers are citing the Peruvian governments operation to rescue hostages held by the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) at the Japanese Ambassadors residence in Lima, Peru as a textbook success. These observers are already holding up the operation as a standard of counterterrorism (CT) excellence rivaling the Israeli rescue at Entebbe and the German rescue in Somalia. Are these observers right?

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

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

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The second installment of this article by Mr. James A. Kinnison, political science graduate student from the University of New Mexico, who specializes in international relations and national security provides opinions on chemical, biological, and nuclear terrorism. A version of this article was presented at the international academic conference on Science, Technology, and the 21st Century: New Eden or Armageddon? at Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma on March 21, 1997.

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21st Century Terrorism: The New Face Of The Hydra (Part I), Ibpp Editor Apr 1997

21st Century Terrorism: The New Face Of The Hydra (Part I), Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The IBPP Editors are pleased to publish this article by Mr. James A. Kinnison, a graduate student in the Political Science Department at the University of New Mexico, who is specializing in international relations and national security. Part of the work for this article was done while Mr. Kinnison was an extern at Sandia National Laboratories. (Of course, the views in the article are solely his own.) A version of this article was presented at the international academic conference on Science, Technology, and the 21st Century: New Eden or Armageddon?” at Cameron University, Lawton Oklahoma on March 21, 1997. This …

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Some Problems With Aviation Antiterrorism And Counterterrorism Policy: A Multi-Cultural Communication Approach, Ibpp Editor Apr 1997

Some Problems With Aviation Antiterrorism And Counterterrorism Policy: A Multi-Cultural Communication Approach, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This is the third in a continuing IBPP series of articles about aviation terrorism. (See IBPP Vol. 1, Nos. 12 and 15 for the first two articles.) It was presented at the international conference entitled "Aviation Communication: A Multi-Cultural Forum" on April 9, 1997 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona. This article illustrates how five commonly accepted elements of aviation antiterrorism and counterterrorism policy usually perpetuate terrorism as opposed to attenuating it.

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Suicide Bombing In Tel Aviv: Some Psychological Issues, Ibpp Editor Mar 1997

Suicide Bombing In Tel Aviv: Some Psychological Issues, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

Several recurring Issues in the political psychology analysis of terrorism are illustrated in another Mideast tragedy.

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Birth Of The Suicidal Terrorist: A Self-Justification Approach, Ibpp Editor Mar 1997

Birth Of The Suicidal Terrorist: A Self-Justification Approach, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This paper describes social psychological techniques employed by recruiters to select, solicit, and shape suicidal terrorists.

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Aviation Terrorism: An Analysis Of Analyzing Antiterrorism Programs, Ibpp Editor Mar 1997

Aviation Terrorism: An Analysis Of Analyzing Antiterrorism Programs, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This is the second in a series on aviation terrorism. (The first article is in the February 14, 1997 Issue of IBPP, V. 1, No. 12, and describes basic problems in psychological profiling.) The current article describes problems of analysis comprising (1) base rates of terrorism, (2) true and false positive and negatives of terrorist threat estimates, (3) the reliability, validity, social transformation, and scope of terrorist threat estimates, (4) need for an ongoing interdisciplinary analysis of terrorist-related information, (5) traditional human factors and the performance of antiterrorism personnel, and (6) additional research design and statistical Issues in developing an …

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