Welcome
As the news shows us on a daily basis, the world is generally becoming more and more hostile. Countries, regions and cities that were peaceful or safe a few years ago are either simmering with anger and discontent, are skirting utter lawlessness or have become dangerously volatile for Westerners and other visitors, living in or visiting these locations. Depending on the city/region they are in a foreigner could face violence ranging from a purse snatching or robbery on the low end of the scale to being swept up in a flash demonstration or in a hostage situation on the extreme end of the scale.