Scandinavian diplomacy and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: official and unofficial soft power

Intro -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Soft power diplomacy -- 1.2 Political secrecy in the Middle East -- 1.3 Unofficial diplomacy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 2. Historical Background -- 2.1 Scandinavian foreign policy: Autonomy, neutrality and Scandinavian balance -- 2.2 The beginning of modern Scandinavian mediation -- 2.3 Scandinavian foreign diplomacy -- 2.3.1 Norway -- 2.3.2 Sweden -- 2.3.3 Denmark -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Primarily source -- Secondary source -- Interviews -- 3. Norway -- 3.1 Building the channel: Opening the Oslo channel -- 3.2 The first three rounds -- 3.3 The process intensifies -- 3.4 The point of no return -- 3.5 Norwegian shuttle diplomacy -- 3.6 Signing the Oslo accords -- 3.7 Reaching for a new Middle East: Political and security implications -- 3.8 Preserving Norwegian involvement -- 3.9 Limitations of Norwegian mediation policy -- 3.10 The Norwegian model: Image and reality -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Primary sources - Archives -- Secondary sources -- Interview -- Online source -- 4. Sweden -- 4.1 Swedish mediation in 1988 -- 4.2 The Geneva declaration 1988 -- 4.3 Swedish diplomacy implications -- 4.4 Sweden's response to the Oslo accords -- 4.5 Forging political ties -- 4.6 The Beilin-Abu Mazen channel -- 4.7 The core issue of Jerusalem: Unofficial channel -- 4.8 Preparing the path to official Harpsund negotiations -- 4.9 Harpsund negotiations begin -- 4.10 The Camp David Summit -- 4.11 Post Camp David: The Beilin-Schori channel -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Primary sources - Archives -- Secondary sources -- Interviews -- 5. Denmark -- 5.1 The Louisiana process -- 5.2 The first Copenhagen conference -- 5.3 The impact of the Copenhagen declaration -- 5.4 Wye River memorandum.

"This book scrutinizes how three small Scandinavian countries - Norway, Sweden and Denmark - developed a unique foreign policy that brought Israel and the Palestinians to the negotiating table. Bringing together the field of soft power diplomacy with the field of conflict mediation, the text analyses the specific type of peace diplomacy offered by Scandinavia. It identifies the different methods and policies of the three Scandinavian countries, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of their mediation strategies. Close examination of the historical record through primary and secondary sources in five languages reveals how Scandinavian involvement worked over almost three decades and to what extent it shaped the content of the Oslo peace talks. The author documents how the Scandinavian countries employed soft power diplomacy to enlist the aid of more powerful countries and international institutions to compensate for their limited authority and legitimacy, and how they used the Middle East peace process to strengthen their own national interests, financial standing and international status. The book will appeal to scholars, diplomats, politicians, educators and students interested in Scandinavian foreign policy and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict"--

"This book scrutinizes how three small Scandinavian countries - Norway, Sweden and Denmark - developed a unique foreign policy that brought Israel and the Palestinians to the negotiating table. Bringing together the field of soft power diplomacy with the field of conflict mediation, the text analyses the specific type of peace diplomacy offered by Scandinavia. It identifies the different methods and policies of the three Scandinavian countries, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of their mediation strategies. Close examination of the historical record through primary and secondary sources in five languages reveals how Scandinavian involvement worked over almost three decades and to what extent it shaped the content of the Oslo peace talks. The author documents how the Scandinavian countries employed soft power diplomacy to enlist the aid of more powerful countries and international institutions to compensate for their limited authority and legitimacy, and how they used the Middle East peace process to strengthen their own national interests, financial standing and international status. The book will appeal to scholars, diplomats, politicians, educators and students interested in Scandinavian foreign policy and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict"--