Mickey Bergman

Mickey Bergman is the co-author of "In the Shadows: True Stories of High-Stakes Negotiations to Free Americans Captured Abroad."

'In the Shadows': Behind the high-stakes work to free Americans held captive abroad

OPINION June 4

'In the Shadows': Behind the high-stakes work to free Americans held captive abroad

Welcome to the shadowy world of fringe diplomacy, where private individuals, engaged in thorny, international crises, are achieving what government officials cannot do alone.