Professional Associations
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| ASIS | American Society for Industrial Security |
| SCIP | Society of Competitive Inteliigence Professionals |
| ISACA | Information Systems Audit and Control Association |
Facts, Statistics & Research
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| CIA World Factbook | |
| PRS Group | Political Risk Service Methodology |
| World Bank | |
| Human Development Report (2008) | United Nations annual report |
| Freedom House | Surveys detailing the state of civil liberties, political rights, economic freedom, etc |
| Gulf Research Centre | Independent research on the Gulf region |
| GlobalSecurity | Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. We try to bring you the facts, to help you form your opinion. We try to stick to the facts, and let others debate opinion. |
Media
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| 7 Days | UAE |
| Khaleej Times | UAE |
| Gulf News | UAE |
| Pars Times | Links to world news media in English |
Travel
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| Aviation Safety Network | Airline security and safety information |
| Professional Travel Guide | Comprehensive travel planning resource,including detailed country risk assessment |
| Weather Underground | Find the weather for any city, airport code or country |
| TripAdviser | Hotel info and feedback from visitors |
| International Travel | U.S. Department of State travel information. |
Government
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| FCO | British Foreign and Commenwealth Office |
| OSAC | Overseas Security Advisory Council with global security news and reports |
Non-Government
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| AlertNet | Reuters AlertNet is a humanitarian news network based around a popular website. It aims to keep relief professionals and the wider public up-to-date on humanitarian crises around the globe. |
Software and Tools
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| NGO in a Box | The Security Edition of the NGO-in-a-Box (sBox) provides a variety of free and open-source software (FOSS) for those organizations and individuals who help NGOs define and execute their technology, strategy and usage |