Oslo: Three Decades Later

Abstract Contrary to the commonly held belief that 1993 Oslo Accord was a peace treaty, this article shows it an imbalanced interim agreement unsurprisingly failed. Three decades later, Israeli-Palestinian reality is marked by massive expansion of Israel's settlement project, gradual erasure Green Line, symbiosis between Israeli security forces and settlers, authoritarian divided Palestinian leadership, with Authority acting as sub-contractor. regime control also separates groups, each group given different set limited rights. While process had potential transform predominantly ethnic struggle into conflict over land borders, ramifications one single has replaced order cannot be underestimated. After describing these developments, introduces contributions special issue, which add new perspectives still ongoing debate on genesis, interpretation, implications Oslo.