Travel warnings, alerts, and emergencies: How the U.S. decides it’s too dangerous to go
Photo Credit: Touareg militants, seen driving near Timbuktu, share control of northern Mali. Flickr / Magharebia
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The State Department is implicit in its intent to keep warnings politically neutral, but their alerts, often picked up by other governments, carry heavy implications for the targeted country.
In 2012 the U.S. State Department warned travelers about the dangers of visiting 33 countries, spanning from Algeria to Yemen. Some warnings simply suggest exercising caution while others are “no go
