The terrible ordeal facing the Japanese and Jordanian governments in the wake of ISIS threats to execute a captured Jordanian pilot and a second Japanese national raises critical questions about whether or when to try to negotiate with terrorist organizations.
That the United States has negotiated in the past with groups and states that have condoned and sponsored terror is beyond contention. But should it do so in the future? And, equally important, should it try to impose or try to influence others who are considering negotiating?
These are tough questions, so let’s get the easy stuff out of the way first.
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