Some international observers believe the release of Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban custody in May 2014 marked a shift in the U.S. government’s negotiating strategies with terror organizations such as ISIS. Former FBI negotiator Christopher Voss gives his views on how Bergdahl’s release transformed negotiation tactics of the Obama administration, which he says has also been influenced in its ISIS policy by editorials in the New York Times. Voss also addresses some public relations disasters regarding hostage negotiations in this highlight clip from the full episode of Crime Time, hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.
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