Hostages
A hostage is a person seized by a criminal abductor in order to compel another party such as a relative, employer, law enforcement or government to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm to the hostage(s) after expiration of an ultimatum. The 1911 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica defines a hostage as "a person who is handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war."A person who seizes …
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Cato Institute · 7 November 2024 English
President-elect Trump faces a tall order in the Middle East. To fix this, Trump should center U.S. Middle East policy on two chief objectives: disentanglement and deprioritization. The most immediate …
total elimination of Hamas, and the return of the hostages seized during Hamasʼ attack on October 7. Yet …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 6 November 2024
The Middle Corridor offers new opportunities and challenges for transport through the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Europe (200 reported incidents in 2017 with 166 hostages and three deaths), and the costs of rerouting …
MHI: Mariwala Health Initiative · 4 November 2024 English
Her PhD thesis was methods to sustain their use of power, some the reframing of trauma and trauma theory on the organisational politics of the of which correspond to the …
‘Israel offers Gazans Financial Rewards for Intel on Hostages.’ Middle East Monitor, 24 October 2023, www.middleeastmonitor … com/20231024-israel-offers-gazans-financial-rewards-for-intel-of-hostages/. Accessed 4 June 2024. 2 Devarapalli, S.V. Siddharth …
CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 1 November 2024 English
The Kremlin’s Middle East diplomacy is driven by its rivalry with the West, the imperative to defend deep-rooted Russian interests in the region, and a desire to project power and …
a�acks on Israeli citizens and the seizure of 251 hostages. �e Kremlin’s propaganda blitz sought to denigrate …
Microsoft Security Insider · 1 November 2024 English
This report details the evolving cybersecurity landscape, focusing on increasing threats from nation-state actors, cybercriminals, and the emerging influence of AI. Key findings highlight the convergence of nation-state and criminal …
Brigades, to spread false messaging about the hostages in Gaza and send Israelis threatening messages …
UN: The United Nations · 30 October 2024 English
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north, so that they reach all civilians in need. Hostages must be immediately released, and, until they … ceasefire. We call for the immediate release of the hostages. We call for the lifting of all barriers to the … that we would have a ceasefire, release of the hostages and those Palestinians illegally detained and … the carnage, free the long-suffering Israeli hostages andS/PV.9750 The situation in the Middle East … immediate and permanent ceasefire, the release of all hostages and the massive delivery of aid. France has consistently …
UN: The United Nations · 29 October 2024 English
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violence, enforce a ceasefire, secure the release of hostages and prisoners, facilitate access to humanitarian … regional ceasefire is the only way to release the hostages in Gaza, de-escalate the extremely dangerous … Discussions about the fate of the remaining Israeli hostages still held by Hamas have suddenly ceased, as …
Amnesty International · 29 October 2024 English
Reacting to the news that the Israeli parliament has passed a law to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from …
October need to ensure a ceasefire and release of hostages more pressing than ever Global: UN General Assembly …
Policy Exchange · 28 October 2024 English
The cost of this installation should be borne by the Government, along with the costs of the rest of the basic infrastructure for a road pricing system – especially satellite …
avoid talking about measures deemed potential hostages to fortune.114 Think tank or pressure group support …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 28 October 2024 English
Introduction The Arthaśāstra is conventionally attributed to Kauṭilya, who is believed to be Cāṇakya, who in turn is equated with Viṣṇugupta, ‘minister’ to the first Mauryan emperor, Candragupta. This identification …
(śreṇīmukhya), mercenary war bands, miscellaneous hostages, renegades, and prisoners, the Arthaśāstra regards … reduce its dependence on śreṇi troops, mercenaries, hostages, renegades, and prisoners. Though the Arthaśāstra …
