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A Palestinian Perspective on the Oslo Accords

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The Oslo Agreement of 1993 was a declaration of principles that later needed to be clarified through further negotiations. 

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This peace process quickly ran into insurmountable difficulties. It ended up in a stalemate and led to cycles of violence. Thirty years on, there is no denying the failure of these efforts. Israeli settlementhas made significant progress and the Palestinian territories are divided. The outlook is bleak, and it is impossible to predict what the future holds.
 

Article published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 88, No. 3, Autumn 2023.

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Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Türkiye
Turkey/Middle East Program
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Ifri's Turkey/Middle East Program aims to provide expertise on the trends and developments in politics, societies and economies across the region.

The programme has the following objectives:

  • Proposing a new approach towards the MENA region through an analysis of local, regional, and international dynamics with the potential to guide and influence new policies.
  • Highlighting the role of foreign powers which have traditionally been present in the region and analyzing the new role taken on by emerging countries ;
  • Anticipating new directions and outlooks in each country.
  • Interpreting risks and potentials and putting forward new templates for analysis.

The programme has built a dense network of researchers and experts who provide expertise on the MENA region and working together on a range of crosscutting themes.

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Is the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Rising from the Ashes?

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24 September 2024
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The victory of the CHP [Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, Republican People’s Party] in the Turkish municipal elections of March 2024 firmly established it as the leading party of opposition to the Islamic-conservative AKP [Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, Justice and Development Party], which has been in power since 2002. 

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Israel-Palestine: One Solution, Two States

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07 June 2024
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First proposed in 1936, the two-state solution has got lost over the course of several Israeli-Arab wars, colonization, the failure of the Oslo Accords, and the strategies of Israeli governments seeking rapprochement with certain Arab regimes. But it is currently the only imaginable solution. The numerous obstacles in its path could be overcome if the United States and its allies decided to impose it on the Israelis and Palestinians in opposition to their short-term visions.

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"A Capital City Will Always Be a Capital City”: Konya’s Rise Under the AKP’s Rule

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27 March 2024
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While the May 2023 parliamentary and presidential elections looked as a difficult test for the flagging Islamo-conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP), they eventually held on to power, demonstrating their remarkable foothold in the Turkish context. The party notably recorded one of its highest scores in Konya, confirming the massive and uninterrupted support of this two-million inhabitants central Anatolian city for Turkish political Islam.

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Thirty Years on from the Oslo Accords: An Israeli Perspective

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11 October 2023
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The Oslo agreements signed in 1993 raised high hopes for peace in the Middle East. But appraising the state of affairs, thirty years on, the picture is bleak. 

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