Paul Harris has worked as a writer, photographer and analyst in the conflict zones of the world for more than a decade. Between 1991 and 2002, he worked in many and varied locations including Acholiland, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Bosnia, Croatia, Eritrea, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nepal, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and Sri Lanka. In the last three years he has lived in Sri Lanka and China and currently divides his time between homes in China, Scotland and the southern Mediterranean. 

Paul Harris is the author of more than 40 books, lectures extensively (including cruise ships of the Crystal, Cunard, Seabourn and Silversea lines) and has been a regular contributor to magazines like Jane’s Intelligence Review, Combat & Survival, Veterans of Foreign Wars (US) and The Officer (UK). He has a library of more than 100,000 personally-taken photographs of conflicts all over the world. His recent books include ‘Cry Bosnia’, ‘Fractured Paradise’ ad ‘Somebody Else’s War’, dealing with the wars in Bosnia, Sri Lanka and Croatia.

Access to this website is free with the exception of the Conflict Database, a reference tool which is updated at least twice weekly and follows the course of more than 60 actual or incipient conflicts throughout the world. Each country/area of conflict is rated by Kidnap Danger, PSR (Personal Security Rating) and recent incidence of terrorist bomb explosions and incipient threats. As such, it is a valuable tool for business travellers and corporate clients. The Advance Warning section gives information on locations which may soon become dangerous, according to information from IPRC’s network of correspondents, local journalists and open sources. 

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