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Mickey Bergman is a negotiator involved in political prisoner negotiations for Americans wrongfully detained abroad. Over the past decade, he has helped secure the release of high-profile detainees such as Trevor Reed, Brittney Griner, and Danny Fenster. The last few years have seen major armed conflicts driving a rise in hostage-taking by both state and non-state actors. Americans are increasingly detained as political leverage, and traditional diplomacy often stalls. Operating outside government, Bergman travels into hostile territories to negotiate directly with the captors. He aims to bring Americans home through "fringe diplomacy," in which emotional intelligence outweighs firepower and success can mean trading a basketball star for a convicted arms dealer. For more: "In The Shadows": https://www.amazon.com/Shadows-High-Stakes-Negotiations-Americans-Captured/dp/1546004750 Global Reach: https://www.reach.global/ Read "A hostage negotiator with over 17 years of experience explains the fastest way to ruin a negotiation": https://trib.al/NEBO5s3 00:00 - Introduction 00:45 - The Russians 02:54 - Negotiation Tactics 05:41 - The Money 08:56 - The Players 12:53 - High-Status Hostages 16:20 - The Diplomacy 19:35 - Left Behind 22:34 - The Gray Zone 24:14 - The Risks 27:47 - The Aftermath 30:34 - The Future 26:22 - The Backstory 39:30 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #hostagenegotiation #hostagerelease #hostagesituation #authorizedaccount WATCH MORE AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT VIDEOS: How Bomb Disposal Experts Actually Work https://youtu.be/DncAoMvjeyo How Witness Protection Actually Works https://youtu.be/76JwH9VBLpg How Mercenaries Actually Work https://youtu.be/cX_DXJKZ48w Insider's mission is to inform and inspire. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com/ Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insider Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insider Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisinsider Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Insider/2708030621 Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insider How Hostage Negotiation Actually Works | Authorized Account | Insider