Rethinking Hostage Policies In An Era Of Violent Extremism

in the news | February 02, 2015

The Diane Rehm Show

Peter Bergen:

The U.S., Japan and other nations strongly condemned the apparent beheading of a Japanese journalist by the extremist group known as the Islamic State or ISIS. ISIS had demanded millions of dollars for his release.

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