In this section, political situations and unforeseen occurrences of international significance will be discussed. The concept of political situation and unforeseen occurrence will be given. Examples of recent political situations, such as civil war, terrorism, general unrest will be discussed. Examples of unforeseen occurrences such as tsunamis, earthquakes ,other natural disasters, the global recession, diseases, accidents and economic upsets will be given. Lastly the impact of these situations and occurrences on international tourism and on the economy of the affected country will be discussed.