A globally recognised negotiator whose primary work involves negotiating for the lives of hostages held by terrorist organisations, criminal groups, pirate gangs, insurgent movements, militias, and state actors around the world. He also advises multinational corporations and other clients on complex, high-pressure negotiations, often in countries and environments where Western standards and business norms are not respected.
Adam Dolník served as the lead expert on kidnapping negotiations at the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre in New York and is the only civilian member of the International Negotiators Working Group (INWG), which brings together representatives of national negotiation teams from around the world. As an instructor, he regularly trains negotiation, counterterrorism, intelligence, and diplomatic professionals worldwide, having delivered programmes in more than 65 countries. His clients include the FBI, the United States Army Special Operations Command, and the New York City Police Department (NYPD). He has also worked as a professor and terrorism researcher at universities in the United States, Australia, Singapore, and Germany. He is the author of six books and more than sixty academic studies and professional articles. In 2024, his work reached a wider Czech audience through the book Svět elitního vyjednavače by journalist Martin Moravec.
