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Combating State Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention

The CSIS Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention examines U.S. efforts to counter the detention of Americans abroad and proposes new policy tools to strengthen deterrence, improve international coordination, and bring Americans home.

Report by Jon B. Alterman and Jason Rezaian — June 4, 2025

Coming Home after Being a Hostage Abroad

In the aftermath of the prisoner swap with Russia, returned Americans face many barriers to reintegration. Jason Rezaian explains how the United States can move forward with bipartisan policies to ease their burden.

Commentary by Jason Rezaian — August 2, 2024

Just Call Them Hostages

The U.S. government should start calling a spade a spade. When foreign nations illegally detain Americans simply to gain leverage over the United States, the government should call them what they are: “state hostages.”

Commentary by Danny Sharp and Jason Rezaian — July 20, 2023