Hostage's release in Uganda reignites debate over why U.S. does not pay ransoms.
, a British defense and security think tank. "Engaging with, and offering large concessions to, designated terrorists creates greater insecurity for others, who may be targeted in the future," according to the report. "Paying ransoms encourages further kidnappings. Moreover, premium ransoms can trigger a vicious circle: Supernormal returns on kidnappings encourage further abductions and more thorough probing of how much stakeholders are willing to pay.
That can leave citizens of nations like the U.S. more vulnerable because of their government's policy to refuse concessions, RUSI argued: "Hostages from non-concessionaires are more likely to be killed, tortured or detained indefinitely, while most hostages from concessionaires are eventually freed."
A November 2012 file photo shows American journalist James Foley while covering the civil war in Aleppo, Syria. The Islamic State group released a video on Aug. 19, 2014, showing a jihadi beheading Foley, a 40-year-old journalist from Rochester, N.H.
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