As five American hostages come home from Iran—amid both support for and criticism of the deal that secured their release—a much more complex picture lies beyond the headlines.
This screen grab from AFPTV video footage taken on June 3, shows three European hostages released from detention by Iran.There is now a growing debate in Washington, Brussels, and other capitals about these high-profile prisoner deals and the tough negotiations and uncomfortable concessions sometimes required to secure the freedom of state hostages. This is a necessary debate but one that needs to be grounded in facts and research and not partisan point-scoring.
Such deterrence through punishment will require governments to be creative when developing new tools to raise costs on perpetrator states and to be more courageous in applying the tools that already exist, such as sanctions, travel bans, and financial penalties. In announcing the return of American hostages from Iran, the White House alsoon the former president of Iran and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence for their involvement in wrongfully detaining Americans.
But for these efforts to succeed, they need to be coordinated with allies and partners and collectively applied. A coalition response must recognize that the United States will most likely remain the primary target of state hostage-taking, with close U.S. allies and partners next in line. Only by acting together can the U.S. and its allies make the cost of taking their citizens hostage unpalatable for abductor states to continue to engage in the practice.
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