Leslie Kelley

Tips To Be Safe While Studying Abroad

International risk analyst Shawn Jamison from Iowa State University emphasizes the importance of being aware of these risks and being prepared. A striking example that proves this is the sad case of Otto Warmbier, an American stuntman who was captured and detained in North Korea in 2016. He is said to have taken a propaganda poster from a hotel in North Korea, resulting in his returning to the US in 2017 in a vegetative state with brain damage, where he eventually died. Most people think the Warmbier case is a terrible example of the dangers of repressive regimes.