Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Summary of Major Points -- The Need for a Tough Public Posture -- Deterrence Is Only One of Several Goals -- How U.S. Policy Came About -- Different Precedents and Traditions -- Blurred Perceptions of Policy -- The Logic of Deterrence -- The Empirical Evidence -- RAND's Early Research on Hostage Situations -- Recent Research on Kidnappings -- Conclusions -- Further Research -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the Author
Summary
Annotation This paper looks at the history of kidnapping over the past 45 years to examine whether the U.S. policy of not paying ransom to terrorists holding Americans hostage is an effective deterrent. Earlier research found little empirical evidence to support the assertion. More-recent research also casts doubt on the deterrence value, although one study says that U.S. ransom payments would have prompted more kidnappings
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Includes bibliographical references
Notes
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