hostage diplomacy

noun

Definitions

  1. Diplomatic relations, by detention of foreigners to affect other goals, such as using…

    Diplomatic relations, by detention of foreigners to affect other goals, such as using arrests to influence the implementation of amenable foreign political decisions, or prisoner swaps.

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