hostage diplomacy

noun

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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Meanings

nounhostage diplomacy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablediplomacyDiplomatic 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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APA

hostage diplomacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostage%20diplomacy

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“hostage diplomacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostage%20diplomacy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hostage diplomacy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostage%20diplomacy.

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