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Kylie Moore-Gilbert discusses the need for Australia to change its hostage strategy based on her experiences.

Kylie Moore-Gilbert was imprisoned in Iran for more than years, accused of being a spy. Five years after her release, the research fellow in security studies at Macquarie University is calling on the Australian government to change its strategy towards hostages. Today, Moore-Gilbert speaks about how the era of "quiet diplomacy" is – in some hostage cases –over. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Topics covered

• hostage strategy
• diplomacy
• security studies
• government policy
• Australia
• Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Keywords

• hostage
• diplomacy
• Kylie Moore-Gilbert
• Australia
• Iran
• security studies
• government

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Macquarie University

Places: Australia, Iran

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