International Terrorism and Personal Security

How to Lower Your Profile and Reduce Your Chances

William Epps (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2005
South-Western (Verlag)
978-0-324-30079-6 (ISBN)

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The current political climate adds a whole new element of risk for executives travelling abroard. Personal security can no longer be taken for granted. Provides an overview of terrorists, what they do, and how they operate, explains how to decrease the risk of attack, and what to do if attacked or put in a hostage situation.

Personal security for executives traveling overseas can no longer be taken for granted. During his eight years with the CIA, William Mac Epps taught government executives how to lower their profile and reduce their chances of a terrorist attack. Now with TERRORISM AND PERSONAL SECURITY: REDUCE YOUR CHANCES OF BECOMING A TARGET, Epps unpacks insider information on why terrorists operate and their methods so you can prepare to travel safely. Practical and thorough, this is the resource you must have.

1. Defining International Terrorism: What it is and what it isn?t. 2. Background statistics on terrorists? methods and targets. 3. Brief chronology of significant terrorist events during past three years 4. Unmasking terrorism and the terrorist mentality: What makes terrorists tick? 5. Characteristics of Terrorists? Operations 6. Personal Security: Lowering Your Profile DEFINITION OF SOFT TARGETS VS HARD TARGETS 7. Travel Tips: How not to become a Victim 8. What to do if you are Taken Hostage 9. Keys to Surviving Captivity 10. Trends & Prospects ? Conclusion

Verlagsort	Mason, OH
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 229 mm
Gewicht	522 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	0-324-30079-4 / 0324300794
ISBN-13	978-0-324-30079-6 / 9780324300796
Zustand	Neuware