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The Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution (NOREF) is a resource center integrating knowledge and experience to strengthen peacebuilding policy and practice. The Expert Analysis cover topics related to democracy, peacebuilding and humanitarian issues.

Publishers:	Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
Publications:	The Plight of Palestinian Refugees in Syria in the Camps South of Damascus Can Europe and the US Disengage from the Middle East? Cuba: Change and Continuity The Current Situation in Yemen: Causes and Consequences Saudi Palace Intrigues, Yemeni Sufferings War in Yemen: The View from Iran Syrian Medical NGOs in the Crisis: Realities, Perspectives and Challenges From the Ba'th to the Caliphate: The Former Officers of Saddam and the Islamic State “Decisive Storm”: Saudi Arabia’s Attack on the Houthis in Yemen A Solution for Syria Establishing Inclusive Societies in Fragile States From 'Abd Allah to Salman: Royal Succession in Saudi Arabia Cuba on the Eve of a Diplomatic Rapprochement with the US Fighting the Islamic State in Libya: By Political Means First Arab Christians, IDF Service and the Israeli Ultra-Nationalist Right Political Parties and the Social Contract in Fragile States Eritrean Opposition Parties and Civic Organisations The Impact of the Islamic State on Pakistan The Jewish State: What´s in the Name? The Obama Administration and the Middle East: The Final Two Years Djihadisme Sans Frontiers? Boko Haram’s Regional and International Links The Streets, the Ballot Box and Consensus: High-Stakes Elections in Tunisia The US-led Campaign against the Islamic State: Many Questions, Few Answers Israel and the BRICS Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: 2015 and Beyond The Israeli Public and the Gaza War Israel’s Big Fears-Big Stick Syndrome The Saudi Succession and Challenges Facing Saudi Arabia Gauging the July-August 2014 Gaza War The Governorate of Homs: Is this the Islamic State’s New Fiefdom? Gaza and the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood Humanitarian Law and Operation Protective Edge: A Survey of Violations and Remedies Forget About Taming or Disarming Hamas After the Gaza War: What Directions for Israel and Palestine? After Gaza, What’s Next for Israel? Triangle of Change: The Situation of Women in Saudi Arabia Understanding the Islamic State (of Iraq and al-Sham) Saudi Arabia's Game of Thrones: Muqrin Named Deputy Crown Prince China Debates its Future Role in the Middle East Human Security Twenty Years On The ISIS Conquests in Iraq: The New Levant Reality Drugs and the Peace Process in Colombia: A Moderate Radical Step Why Kerry Failed Kerry’s Responsibility to Continue Unpacking Youths and the Arab Spring Uprisings China in Africa’s Media and Telecommunications: Cooperation, Connectivity and Control Oman’s Mediatory Efforts in Regional Crises The Ukraine/Crimea Crisis: Ramifications for the Middle East The Israeli-Palestinian Talks: An Agreed-on US Paper is Still Possible Israel's Growing Relationship with China: A Problematic Buffer Against European Sanctions? Extremism and Violence in Pakistan: Durability and Instability Illicit Drugs and Peace Negotiations in Colombia: Challenges for the Government and the FARC Measuring the Effectiveness of Norwegian Peace Facilitation Complex Realities and Astute Actors: Sudanese Women's Activism and UN Security Council Resolution 1325 What is Pushing Tax Reform in Pakistan? Pakistan's Energy Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Possible Remedies Great Power Conflict in the Western Pacific The 2014 ISAF Pullout From Afghanistan How Middle East Regional Dynamics Affect the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process A Fragile Cold Peace Women and Peacebuilding in Yemen: Challenges and Opportunities Nepal’s Elections: New Prospects for Peacebuilding? Challenges Facing the Colombian Peace Negotiations Distinguishing between Exploitative and Nonexploitative Sex Involving UN Peacekeepers: The Wrongs of 'Zero Tolerance' Negotiations and Possible Spoilers in the Colombian Peace Process The Shadow of Iran The Oslo Accords, 1993 and 20 Years On: Israeli and Palestinian Dilemmas Norway in Afghanistan: New Policy Opportunities in the Post-2014 Context Conflict Trade: Regulating Illicit Flows to and from War The Russian-US Solution for Syria's Chemical Weapons Between the River and the Sea Egypt’s 3G Problem Rouhani to the Rescue Revolutionary Events in Egypt: Ramifications for Israel The Return of the Arab Peace Initiative Is Israel in Danger of Losing its US Support Base? The Evolving Role of Women in Pakistani Politics Will Pakistan’s Historic Elections Be Free and Fair? Azerbaijan's Security Concerns: A View from Within Israel's New Government and the Obama Visit Power and Politics in Pakistan Jordan’s East Banker-Palestinian Schism Decentralisation in Pakistan Syria: Towards the Endgame Poverty and Radicalisation into Violent Extremism: a Causal Link? Aiding Venezuela's Transition Sliding into the Fray: Jordan and Israel in the Syrian Conflict The Long and Rocky Road to India-Pakistan Rapprochement Jordan, the Syrian Factor and Street Discontent What Foreign Policy to Expect from a Romney Presidency Boko Haram and the Prospects for a Negotiated Settlement Tahirul Qadri's Rise and its Potential Impact on Pakistan's Stability Towards Another Stalemate in Zimbabwe? The Role of the Jordanian Islamist Movement in the Jordanian Spring The Expectation Gap: Delivering Justice and Accountability in Post-Mubarak Egypt Urbanisation in Pakistan: Causes and Consequences Gaza War II: Hamas's Tough Choices Making the Right Moves: Ten Considerations in Light of President Obama’s Forthcoming Visit to Israel Bahrain’s Persistent Troubles

Publishers:

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)

Publications:

The Plight of Palestinian Refugees in Syria in the Camps South of Damascus
Can Europe and the US Disengage from the Middle East?
Cuba: Change and Continuity
The Current Situation in Yemen: Causes and Consequences
Saudi Palace Intrigues, Yemeni Sufferings
War in Yemen: The View from Iran
Syrian Medical NGOs in the Crisis: Realities, Perspectives and Challenges
From the Ba'th to the Caliphate: The Former Officers of Saddam and the Islamic State
“Decisive Storm”: Saudi Arabia’s Attack on the Houthis in Yemen
A Solution for Syria
Establishing Inclusive Societies in Fragile States
From 'Abd Allah to Salman: Royal Succession in Saudi Arabia
Cuba on the Eve of a Diplomatic Rapprochement with the US
Fighting the Islamic State in Libya: By Political Means First
Arab Christians, IDF Service and the Israeli Ultra-Nationalist Right
Political Parties and the Social Contract in Fragile States
Eritrean Opposition Parties and Civic Organisations
The Impact of the Islamic State on Pakistan
The Jewish State: What´s in the Name?
The Obama Administration and the Middle East: The Final Two Years
Djihadisme Sans Frontiers? Boko Haram’s Regional and International Links
The Streets, the Ballot Box and Consensus: High-Stakes Elections in Tunisia
The US-led Campaign against the Islamic State: Many Questions, Few Answers
Israel and the BRICS
Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: 2015 and Beyond
The Israeli Public and the Gaza War
Israel’s Big Fears-Big Stick Syndrome
The Saudi Succession and Challenges Facing Saudi Arabia
Gauging the July-August 2014 Gaza War
The Governorate of Homs: Is this the Islamic State’s New Fiefdom?
Gaza and the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
Humanitarian Law and Operation Protective Edge: A Survey of Violations and Remedies
Forget About Taming or Disarming Hamas
After the Gaza War: What Directions for Israel and Palestine?
After Gaza, What’s Next for Israel?
Triangle of Change: The Situation of Women in Saudi Arabia
Understanding the Islamic State (of Iraq and al-Sham)
Saudi Arabia's Game of Thrones: Muqrin Named Deputy Crown Prince
China Debates its Future Role in the Middle East
Human Security Twenty Years On
The ISIS Conquests in Iraq: The New Levant Reality
Drugs and the Peace Process in Colombia: A Moderate Radical Step
Why Kerry Failed
Kerry’s Responsibility to Continue
Unpacking Youths and the Arab Spring Uprisings
China in Africa’s Media and Telecommunications: Cooperation, Connectivity and Control
Oman’s Mediatory Efforts in Regional Crises
The Ukraine/Crimea Crisis: Ramifications for the Middle East
The Israeli-Palestinian Talks: An Agreed-on US Paper is Still Possible
Israel's Growing Relationship with China: A Problematic Buffer Against European Sanctions?
Extremism and Violence in Pakistan: Durability and Instability
Illicit Drugs and Peace Negotiations in Colombia: Challenges for the Government and the FARC
Measuring the Effectiveness of Norwegian Peace Facilitation
Complex Realities and Astute Actors: Sudanese Women's Activism and UN Security Council Resolution 1325
What is Pushing Tax Reform in Pakistan?
Pakistan's Energy Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Possible Remedies
Great Power Conflict in the Western Pacific
The 2014 ISAF Pullout From Afghanistan
How Middle East Regional Dynamics Affect the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process
A Fragile Cold Peace
Women and Peacebuilding in Yemen: Challenges and Opportunities
Nepal’s Elections: New Prospects for Peacebuilding?
Challenges Facing the Colombian Peace Negotiations
Distinguishing between Exploitative and Nonexploitative Sex Involving UN Peacekeepers: The Wrongs of 'Zero Tolerance'
Negotiations and Possible Spoilers in the Colombian Peace Process
The Shadow of Iran
The Oslo Accords, 1993 and 20 Years On: Israeli and Palestinian Dilemmas
Norway in Afghanistan: New Policy Opportunities in the Post-2014 Context
Conflict Trade: Regulating Illicit Flows to and from War
The Russian-US Solution for Syria's Chemical Weapons
Between the River and the Sea
Egypt’s 3G Problem
Rouhani to the Rescue
Revolutionary Events in Egypt: Ramifications for Israel
The Return of the Arab Peace Initiative
Is Israel in Danger of Losing its US Support Base?
The Evolving Role of Women in Pakistani Politics
Will Pakistan’s Historic Elections Be Free and Fair?
Azerbaijan's Security Concerns: A View from Within
Israel's New Government and the Obama Visit
Power and Politics in Pakistan
Jordan’s East Banker-Palestinian Schism
Decentralisation in Pakistan
Syria: Towards the Endgame
Poverty and Radicalisation into Violent Extremism: a Causal Link?
Aiding Venezuela's Transition
Sliding into the Fray: Jordan and Israel in the Syrian Conflict
The Long and Rocky Road to India-Pakistan Rapprochement
Jordan, the Syrian Factor and Street Discontent
What Foreign Policy to Expect from a Romney Presidency
Boko Haram and the Prospects for a Negotiated Settlement
Tahirul Qadri's Rise and its Potential Impact on Pakistan's Stability
Towards Another Stalemate in Zimbabwe?
The Role of the Jordanian Islamist Movement in the Jordanian Spring
The Expectation Gap: Delivering Justice and Accountability in Post-Mubarak Egypt
Urbanisation in Pakistan: Causes and Consequences
Gaza War II: Hamas's Tough Choices
Making the Right Moves: Ten Considerations in Light of President Obama’s Forthcoming Visit to Israel
Bahrain’s Persistent Troubles