ISF International Security Forum

Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 09:00 - 10:30

Hosted by the Center for Security Studies (CSS)

Most observers agree that efforts by the respective partners and external mediators to achieve a final settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict (and thus to the wider regional conflict between Israel and most Middle Eastern states) based on a two-state solution have been futile. At present, the conflict looks more intractable than ever. Starting from this premise, the panel will try to outline possible alternatives to the failed previous efforts since the launch of the peace process in 1993. The panel will discuss alternatives to the idea of a final settlement based on two separate states, the chances of “managing” the conflict without a final settlement, as well as the feasibility of fundamental changes in the strategies of external mediators. It will also assess the potential repercussions of basic changes in geopolitical configurations in the wider region.

Chair

Roland Popp,
Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Speakers

Richard Youngs
Director General, Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE), Madrid, Spain

Daniel Levy
Senior Research Fellow, American Strategy Program and Co-Director, Middle East Task Force, New America Foundation, Washington, DC, US

Charles W Freeman, Jr
Former US Assistant Secretary of Defense
Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

More on Discussion Topic

Middle East, Arab World, Israel

Location

Orange Room