Conversations: Hostage diplomacy with Sean Turnell
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Conversations: Hostage diplomacy with Sean Turnell

By Lydia Khalil, Sean Turnell
15 October 2024
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Hostage-taking and arbitrary detention by both state and non-state actors are on the rise. The Lowy Institute’s Sean Turnell, himself wrongfully imprisoned for two years in Myanmar, and Lydia Khalil discuss hostage diplomacy, its personal and global impacts and what can be done about it.

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Lydia Khalil
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Areas of expertise: Terrorism and violent extremism; digital technology; disinformation; authoritarianism; national security; emergency management and countering violent extremism; crisis and natural disasters; radicalisation; counterterrorism; policy; Middle East; US national security
Sean Turnell
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Areas of expertise: Macroeconomic policy; economic reform; the role of financial institutions in economic development; Myanmar; Indo-Pacific
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