The Nobel Peace Prize laureates for 1994 in Oslo. From left to right: PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Photo: Saar Yaacov, Israeli Government Press Office
The Nobel Peace Prize laureates for 1994 in Oslo. From left to right: PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Photo: Saar Yaacov, Israeli Government Press Office

In 1993, secret negotiations took place in Oslo, Norway, aiming to start a process to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Thirty years later, PRIO researchers are still researching the Oslo Agreement and its implications.

Here is a list of the most important PRIO contributions to the history of the agreement, a must-read for anyone studying the Oslo Agreement.

  1. Peacemaking Is a Risky Business: Norway’s Role in the Peace Process in the Middle East, 1993–96. Waage, Hilde Henriksen (2004). PRIO Report: 1. Oslo: PRIO.
  2. Trading Refugees for Land and Symbols: The Palestinian Negotiation Strategy in the Oslo Process. Hovdenak, Are (2009), Journal of Refugee Studies 22 (1): 30–50.
  3. The 'Minnow' and the 'Whale': Norway and the United States in the Peace Process in the Middle East. Waage, Hilde Henriksen (2007), British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 34 (2): 157–176.
  4. Et godt posisjonert vitne til en varslet tragedie: Ine Eriksen Søreide og konflikten mellom Israel og palestinerne [A Well-positioned Witness to an Impending Tragedy: Ine Eriksen Søreide and the Conflict Between Israel and the Palestinians]. Jensehaugen, Jørgen (2023, Internasjonal Politikk 81 (1): 14–25.
  5. Kartet og terrenget: Israel, Palestina og norsk utenrikspolitikk [The Map and the Territory: Israel, Palestine and Norwegian Foreign Policy]. Jensehaugen, Jørgen (2023, Internasjonal Politikk 81 (2): 205–210.
  6. The futility of rights‐based humanitarian aid to the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Høigilt, Jacob (2019), Disasters. DOI: 10.1111/disa.12334.
  7. The Two-State Solution Vacuum. Jensehaugen, Jørgen (2023) PRIO Blog. 28 August.
  8. Postscript to Oslo: The Mystery of Norway's Missing Files. Waage, Hilde Henriksen (2008), Journal of Palestine Studies 38 (1): 54–65.