Negotiating with terrorists: The iterated game of the Taliban Korean hostage case

Negotiating with terrorists: The iterated game of the Taliban Korean hostage case

The purpose of this essay is to describe the Taliban Korean hostage situation in a theoretical perspective, and to suggest possible strategies of enhancing the negotiation power of the threatened. The results show that dealing with terrorists should be a constant dialectical process of firmness and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public relations review 2008-09, Vol.34 (3), p.263-268
1. Verfasser: Kim, Yungwook
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Angry public
Chicken game
Conflict resolution
Hostage
Hostage negotiations
Hostages
Iterated game
Koreans
Negotiation
Studies
Taliban
Terrorism
Terrorist
Terrorists
Two-level negotiation
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this essay is to describe the Taliban Korean hostage situation in a theoretical perspective, and to suggest possible strategies of enhancing the negotiation power of the threatened. The results show that dealing with terrorists should be a constant dialectical process of firmness and softness. A government negotiator should be adamant about the principle, but at the same time seek alternative options to turn the current hostage negotiation into a route for possible agreements.
ISSN:0363-8111
1873-4537
DOI:10.1016/j.pubrev.2008.04.007