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Michael Kovrig

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Senior Adviser, Asia @CrisisGroup | China & Indo-Pacific hand. Ex-diplomat. Historical nihilist. Opinions my own. Don't start none, won't be none. 己所不欲,勿施於人

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8 hours ago

I half agree with this. Yes, democracies must prioritize freeing wrongfully detained citizens. But it's too reductionist to say that doing so incentivizes more hostage-taking. Thuggish states use asymmetric tactics to hurt open societies and will continue to take hostages