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Brian Michael Jenkins, Opinion Contributor

Brian Michael Jenkins, Opinion Contributor

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In Russia, the next foreign political pawn is always an arrest away

Jailing foreign nationals is increasingly employed as a means of coercive diplomacy, and not just in Russia.

29.03.2024 2

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Brian Michael Jenkins, Opinion Contributor

Russia's sham election will confirm the obvious: Putin calls the shots

It is an affirmation of Putin’s authority — a display of power, a choreographed spectacle like changing the guard in London.

15.03.2024 6

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Brian Michael Jenkins, Opinion Contributor

Free Hamas leaders to free hostages? The Bangkok solution is gaining steam.  

Hostage negotiations by themselves will not end the war.

16.02.2024 4

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Brian Michael Jenkins, Opinion Contributor

Five potential next steps for the hostage situation in Gaza 

History may point to an acceptable way out.

21.12.2023 2

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Brian Michael Jenkins, Opinion Contributor

The Israel-Hamas war has upended the terrorist threat matrix

As with past conflicts in the Middle East, the current fighting in Gaza may well provoke terrorist repercussions beyond the region.

22.11.2023 2

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Brian Michael Jenkins, Opinion Contributor

The history of hostage negotiations tells us empathy isn’t enough

The circumstances of each case differ, but lessons can be learned: Empathy is necessary but not sufficient.

03.11.2023 2

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Brian Michael Jenkins, Opinion Contributor

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