The Art of Hostage Negotiation & the Science of Arms Control
Please join a discussion on crisis negotiation co-sponsored by American Purpose, DC Public Library, & Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
12:30pm – 1:30pm, ET
Featuring:
- Paul Beckett, assistant editor at The Wall Street Journal who leads the effort to free imprisoned journalist Evan Gershkovich
- Pavel Butorin, husband of detained U.S. citizen Alsu Kurmasheva and director of RFE/RL’s Russian-language TV and media network Current Time
- M.J. Crawford, Political-Military Officer at the U.S. Department of State, who helps to advance arms control priorities among NATO Allies
- Fletcher Schoen, Office of Hostage Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and Army Special Operations veteran whose work contributed to Brittney Griner’s release
- Nicola Careem, Head of News Division, RFE/RL, who manages news content published in 23 countries and 27 languages
- Jeffrey Gedmin, editor-in-chief and co-founder of American Purpose and board member of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board, will moderate
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This event will be filmed.
To watch online in real time, you may stream from the following:
DC Public Library:
https://www.facebook.com/dclibrary
https://www.youtube.com/c/dcpubliclibrary