A study conducted by RAND found out that forty-three percent of terrorist campaigns ended through some form of negotiation. Objecting to negotiate with terrorists, discourages them from repeating similar tactics (Knowles, 2016) . As the senior negotiator, in this case, I would agree with giving the hostage-takers a car to get them to the airport. Agreeing to the hostage-takers demands will be to produce improvements to human security for the individuals that have been taken hostage (Johnson, Thompson, Hall & Meyer, 2017) . In a hostage situation, demands can be viewed as a "necessary evil" as they give negotiators something to work with as they buy the time that is needed to secure the victims (Knowles, 2016) . Agreeing to issue a vehicle to the hostage-takers is not for the purposes of reaching to an agreement but rather to collect information, exhaust the hostage-taker and reduce their level of vigilance thus allowing the authorities to prepare for assault (Palmiano Federer, 2018) . Keeping the communication channels open sets the precedence for building trust and rapport and at the same time, gather intelligence.
The hostage-taker has to work for everything that he gets – for each demand that is satisfied; the hostage-taker has to give something in return no matter how small such as the release of a victim to receive medical attention (Palmiano Federer, 2018) . During the Lima hostage of 1997, chess pieces with listening devices were provided to hostage-takers that were used to gather valuable information on them (Johnson, Thompson, Hall & Meyer, 2017) . As a hostage negotiator, it is critical to comply to some of the demands made by the hostage-takers as long as they do not adversely compromise the safety of the victims or affect the ultimate goal (Palmiano Federer, 2018) . Failure to negotiate with hostage-takers increases the risk of casualties and lost opportunities for a peaceful resolution.
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References
Johnson, K., Thompson, J., Hall, J., & Meyer, C. (2017). Crisis (hostage) negotiators weigh in: the skills, behaviors, and qualities that characterize an expert crisis negotiator. Police Practice and Research , 19 (5), 472-489. DOI: 10.1080/15614263.2017.1419131
Knowles, G. (2016). Social psychological dynamics of hostage negotiation: forensic psychology, suicide intervention, police intelligence/counterintelligence, and tactical entry. Journal of Criminal Psychology , 6 (1), 16-27. DOI: 10.1108/jcp-01-2016-0001
Palmiano Federer, J. (2018). We do negotiate with terrorists: navigating liberal and illiberal norms in peace mediation. Critical Studies on Terrorism , 12 (1), 19-39. DOI: 10.1080/17539153.2018.1472727
