Arie Kruglanski

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Arie W. Kruglanski is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He is recipient of the National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Award (Career Award); the Senior Lifetime Achievement Award from the von Humboldt Foundation; the Donald Campbell Award for Outstanding Contributions to Social Psychology from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP); the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP); the Award for Scholarship and Creativity from the Regents of the University of Maryland; and the Revesz Award from the University of Amsterdam. He has published over 200 articles, chapters and books and he is continuously supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health, Deutsche Forschungs Gemeineschaft, the Ford Foundation and the Israeli Academy of Science. He has recently served as member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panels on counterterrorism, and educational paradigms in homeland security, and served on the NAS Board for Cognitive, Social and Sensory Processes. Kruglanski also serves as a co-principal investigator at the National Center for the Study of Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism at the University of Maryland.

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Learning From Bin Laden's Death

(0) Comments | Posted May 4, 2012 | 10:05 PM

With the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death and accelerating plans to draw down troops in Afghanistan, it's a natural moment to look back at the decade-long "War on Terror" and consider how far we've come. Are we safer now than we were before the launch of our massive counterterrorism...

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The Strauss-Kahn Affair: Anatomy of an Insanity

(4) Comments | Posted May 25, 2011 | 7:14 PM

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged sexual assault on a maid in New York's Sofitel hotel must count among the most striking follies of the decade, a deed as incomprehensible as it is tragic. It resonates with the Aristotelian notion of character flaw that brings about precipitous fall from greatness.

According to...

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Obama's Choice and the Social Psychology of Group Decision Making

(2) Comments | Posted May 12, 2011 | 9:53 PM

To an appreciable degree, the killing of Osama bin Laden on Sunday, May 1 was driven by President Obama's courageous choice to authorize direct action by U.S. Navy Seals at the Abbottabad compound where bin Laden was hiding. Obama undertook this decision under great uncertainty, with only marginally favorable odds...

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Bin Laden's Demise: Operational, Inspirational and Motivational Consequences

(33) Comments | Posted May 4, 2011 | 4:45 PM

The long awaited demise of Osama bin Laden at the hands of U.S. military is a historic event, and a crowning accomplishment in the global struggle against terror. Its consequences are likely to be felt long after the initial reactions to the event subside and the media turn to alternative...

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