<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW204580825 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW204580825 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW204580825 BCX0" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204580825 BCX0"&gt;From Hamas to Russia to Iran, hostage-taking is on the rise&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204580825 BCX0"&gt;once again and hostage diplomacy&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW204580825 BCX0"&gt;has entered that arsenal of foreign policy tools by countries around the world.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204580825 BCX0"&gt;This week, Northwestern University’s Dani Gilbert guides us through&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204580825 BCX0"&gt;what is new&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204580825 BCX0"&gt;, what has worked and failed in the past, and wh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW204580825 BCX0"&gt;y&lt;/span&gt; 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Deep Dish on Global Affairs

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

This Era of Hostage Diplomacy Requires New Answers

NOV 9, 202335 MIN
Deep Dish on Global Affairs

This Era of Hostage Diplomacy Requires New Answers

NOV 9, 202335 MIN

Description

From Hamas to Russia to Iran, hostage-taking is on the rise once again and hostage diplomacy has entered that arsenal of foreign policy tools by countries around the world. This week, Northwestern University’s Dani Gilbert guides us through what is new, what has worked and failed in the past, and why countries need new ways to respond to hostage-taking today.  

 

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