2nd Edition
Understanding Personal Security and Risk A Guide for Travelers
Part 1: Personal Security in Context
1. Defining Personal Security
2. Key Concepts and Terms in Personal Security
3. Five Principles of Personal Security
4. The Ethics of Personal Security
Part 2: Threats in the Travel Environment
5. Red Flags: Patterns of Threat in the Travel Environment
6. Charting the Unknown: Dealing with the Unexpected
7. Focus on Abduction
8. Focus on Street Crime
9. Focus on Mass Casualty Events
10. Interacting with Authorities
11. Focus on Cyber Threats
Part 3: Security across the Travel Journey
12. Your Movements in Public Space: Personal and Public Transportation Considerations
13. Hotels, Residential, and Airbnb
14. Special Events and Other Spaces
Part 4: Vulnerable Traveler Populations
15. Considering LGBTQ Travelers
16. Focus on Women
17. Focus on Children
18. Missionaries
19. University Students
20. The Displaced: Refugees
21. Elderly Travelers
Part 5: Organization Tools for Personal Security
22. Conducting Risk Assessments
23. Developing an Executive Protection Security Plan
24. Managing Your Team’s Security While on the Move
25. Street Kit, Smartphones, and Medicines
26. Insurance Considerations
27. Conclusion
Appendix 1: List of Gangs, Gang Graffiti, and Gang Tattoos
Appendix 2: Considerations for Self-Defense
Appendix 3: Countries That Criminalize Same-sex Relations
Biography
Charles E. Goslin is a retired CIA intelligence operations officer and actively consults on international security, intelligence, and business matters. His expertise encompasses the analysis of risk and threat, counterintelligence, adversarial analysis (red team operations), HUMINT tradecraft programs, and critical thinking skills for executive leadership in business and government. Charles is a published author and frequent lecturer, and has developed and taught advanced intelligence and security curricula for both foreign governments and academic institutions. Over four decades, he has worked across India, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Europe, and currently resides in Houston, Texas.
