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Can the Two-State Solution Be Saved?

Mon. July 22nd, 2013
Washington, DC

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Twenty years after the Oslo Accords, the Middle East peace process is stalled. As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attempts to restart direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians, what needs to be done to save the two-state solution?

The Elders, a group of independent leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Martti Ahtisaari, former president of Finland; Lakhdar Brahimi, special envoy to Syria and former foreign minister of Algeria; and Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States, discussed U.S. efforts, the Arab Peace Initiative, the role of the European Union, and the impact of regional events on the conflict. Marwan Muasher moderated.

Martti Ahtisaari

Martti Ahtisaari is the former president of Finland, a Nobel Peace Laureate, and an expert in international peace mediation, diplomacy, and post-conflict state building.

Lakhdar Brahimi

Lakhdar Brahimi is special envoy to Syria, former foreign minister of Algeria, and an expert in peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction.

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter is the former president of the United States, a Nobel Peace Laureate, and a veteran peace negotiator.

Marwan Muasher

Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment, where he oversees the Endowment’s research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East.

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event speakers

Martti Ahtisaari

Lakhdar Brahimi

Jimmy Carter

Marwan Muasher

Vice President for Studies

Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002–2004) and deputy prime minister (2004–2005) of Jordan, and his career has spanned the areas of diplomacy, development, civil society, and communications.