Burning alive a Jordanian air force pilot and the beheading of two Japanese hostages by ISIL have dramatically reoriented the foreign policy outlook of both Japan and Jordan. What is ISIL’s game plan and did it backfire? We speak to security studies expert Elina Noor about how hostage crises affect foreign policies and lessons from the past.

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Tags:  terrorism,  hostage crises,  foreign relations,  Hospitality, Tourism, Conventions,  Politics, Current Affairs