Charles E. Goslin

Gebundenes Buch

Understanding Personal Security and Risk

A Guide for Travelers

Beschreibung

Blending decades of global intelligence and security experience with time-tested principles, this book delivers a powerful, practical framework for personal safety and risk awareness. It equips readers - especially those traveling or operating in high-risk environments - to recognize threats, understand adversarial behavior, and make informed, rapid decisions under pressure. Updated to reflect today's realities, it addresses the unique vulnerabilities faced by women, children, the elderly, LGBTQ+ individuals, immigrants, missionaries, and university students. Combining strategic insight with real-world lessons, this essential guide speaks equally to professionals managing global security programs and individuals seeking to navigate an increasingly unpredictable world.

Autor

Charles E. Goslin is a retired CIA intelligence operations officer and actively consults on international security, intelligence and business matters. His expertise spans the analysis of risk and threat, to 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 lived and worked across India, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Europe, and currently resides in Houston, Texas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032677774
• ISBN-10: 1032677775
• Artikelnr.: 75831515

Rezensionen

"[W]hy choose this [book]? Two reasons at least. First, Goslin has been there and done that, and he relates it and draws sensible and useful conclusions. For instance, he recalls the two 'genuine in-flight emergencies' that he has experienced. Second, from start to finish he puts his finger on what he calls 'the red-headed stepchild of the overall discipline of security', namely personal security training and awareness. He states the obvious, which does want stating: that personal security comes down to you, the traveller, and no other; tracking devices are all very well, but if you are the 'tip of the spear' of business development, in some obscure part of the world, you have to apply thought, beyond that 45 minute briefing you had before

setting off from corporate security (or HR). Third, something else Goslin shrewdly points out; the world is 'increasingly insecure': for instance, kidnappers may go after mid-level employees, for smaller ransoms, rather than take longer to get millions for the senior exec captured...it takes homework, watching the terrain, and being observant for your self-defence." - Professional Security Magazine Online, Summer 2018

"When you start using the information in a book you're reviewing before you even finish reading it, that's a sign the book has great value. That is what happened with Understanding Personal Security and Risk by Charles E. Goslin." -- Terry V. Culver, CPP, CMAS, Security Management, June 2018