I mainly research the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, in particular on the various diplomatic endeavours ranging from the late 1940s up until today. I have researched and published on various phases in this history.
I mainly research the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, in particular on the various diplomatic endeavours ranging from the late 1940s up until today. I have researched and published on various phases in this history.
My book was published by I.B. Tauris in 2018.
I mainly research the Arab-Israeli conflict with a focus on the various diplomatic endeavours ranging from the late 1940s up until today. A central focus of my research is the lack of Palestinian inclusion in these international approaches to the conflict.
I have researched and published on various phases in this history, including:
Popular article in Panorama
Book review in The Middle East Journal
Book review in JPR Book Notes
The Cairo Review of Global Affairs
Journal article in Babylon - Nordisk tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier
MidEast Policy Brief
Popular article in Panorama
Monograph
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited ҳ today for a series of briefings on pressing global challenges, including developments in the Middle East, emerging technologies, migration and the human consequences of war.
ҳ has recently secured several external research grants, highlighting strong confidence in the Institute’s research and its relevance to pressing global challenges.
The most-read ҳ policy briefs of 2025 covered key global conflict issues including Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, women’s exposure to violence, ethical challenges in peace processes and resource stress in fragile regions.
ҳ is pleased to announce that two new research projects have secured external funding, strengthening the Institute’s work on protracted displacement in the Middle East and on Nordic security cooperation.
As part of the NORHED II project Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, ҳ hosted a PhD-level course on Mass Mobilization and Democratization, from October 29 to 31.
As part of the NORHED II project Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, ҳ hosted a PhD-level course Conflict Trends, 3-5 June. Siri Aas Rustad led the course.
New report outlines the on-the-ground consequences of Israel’s ban on UNRWA which comes into effect next week.
Journalists are invited to a seminar on UNRWA under attack – saving the UN’s Palestine refugee agency, with its Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini.
Arendalsuka is an annual Norwegian political festival that brings together politicians, journalists, policy makers, aid organisations, civil society and the private sector.
On 29-31 May, the GPS Centre, in collaboration with the NORHED II project, hosted doctoral candidates from all over the world at the PhD-level course "Gender, Peace and Conflict".
In this video, ҳ Director Nina Græger and researchers explain who we are, and the work we do.
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen wasinterviewed on the war in the middle east by Norwegian Broadcast (watch at 11min).
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by & discussing why the two-state solution to the Israel–Palestine conflict appears less likely than ever.
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen wrote an op ed in Norwegian in arguing that U.S. President Donald Trump’s deliberate “attention war” over issues like Greenland has systematically diverted global focus toward sensational but less consequential events, at the expense of more serious humanitarian crises.
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by on Trumps peace deal for Gaza.
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about the ceasefire in Gaza by Norway’s
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about Israel’s latest military campaign in Gaza, by (watch at 5mins 55secs),(watch at 10mins 8secs), (listen at 22min 18 secs) andradio (listen at 24 mins).
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about Israel’s latest military campaign in Gaza, by the Norwegian newspaper
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by the Norwegian newspaper , about the Israeli Government’s plan to take over Gaza.
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about the crisis in Palestine by Norway's .
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen wrote an opinion piece on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza that was published in the Norwegian aid magazine, .
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about two Israeli laws to prohibit the work of UNRWA, by the Turkish news agency .
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen continued to be interviewed about escalating tensions in the Middle East, including by Norway’s state broadcaster NRK and .
ҳ researchers Kristian Berg Harpviken and Jørgen Jensehaugen were both interviewed on the consequences of stepping back from war for Israel and Russia’s leaders, in a longform piece by Norway's broadcaster, .
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was also interviewed on the conflict in Palestine by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK and , and by newspaper.
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen did multiple Norwegian media interviews on the Israel-Palestine crisis, including by Aftenposten and newspapers, , , TV2 , and , Panorama and , and Dagbladet and .
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed on the crisis facing UNRWA by Ireland’s state broadcaster , Sky News UK, France 24, Australia’s , , Portuguese news wire LUCA, Japan’s NHK, The National, Swedish Radio, Al Arabya TV and Spain’s .
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed on the Israel-Palestine crisis, including by the Norwegian outlets , Vårt Land and , , , and . The Fagbladet article was republished by . Jørgen also appeared on on the same topic.
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was also interviewed on the Israel-Palestine crisis, including by the Norwegian broadcaster, , and newspapers and .
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by several media outlets about the Israel-Palestine crisis, including NRK and Denmark’s .
came to film ҳ’s Oslo Peace Days event, ‘The Oslo Peace Process and its Aftermath,’ interviewing Hilde Waage Henriksen and Jørgen Jensehaugen who were on the panel for the event (watch at 15:10).
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by multiple media outlets about the Israel-Palestine crisis including News. In Norway, he was interviewed by newspapers , , , and Vårt Land, (listen at 35 mins) several times, , NRK TV’s Nyhetskanalen, children’s news (listen at 3 mins 50 sec), the magazine Tendens, news wire NTB, , Denmark’s , Denmark’s .
Jørgen wrote two opinion pieces for Panorama magazine - one on Lebanon’s impending disasters and on the potential of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) collapsing.
ҳ researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by several media outlets about the Israel-Palestine crisis, including the Spanish outlet, , and by Norwegian outlets , and .
Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by multiple media outlets about the Israel-Palestine crisis, including NRK’s (listen at 31 mins), NRK’s Agenda, website, (listen at 1 hour 41 mins), Norway’s Dagbladet newspaper and , Klassekampen newspaper and here, , and Denmark’s Ekstra Baldet newspaper.
PROI Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was mentioned in multiple outlets on conflict between Israel and Palestine, including by the Spanish news outlet and by the Norwegian newspaper, .
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed by multiple media outlets on the 30-year anniversary of the Oslo Peace Accords. This included the Norwegian news wire, NTB, newspaper, (listen at 1 hr 44 mins) and the Spanish news outlet. He was also mentioned in another and article.
Jørgen also wrote an opinion piece on the Palestine refugee crisis that ran in the Norwegian aid magazine, .
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen wrote an opinion piece on the failure of the two state solution and inability of the Norwegian government to find an alternative road to peace between Israel and Palestine, which was published by the Norwegian newspaper, .
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about Israel turning 75 years, by the Norwegian state broadcaster, .
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about Israel’s political crisis by the Norwegian newspaper, .
ҳ Researchers Hilde Henriksen Waage and Jørgen Jensehaugen were interviewed on the possibility of the two-state solution to resolve the Palestine-Israel conflict, by Norway’s .
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen interviewed on talking about the crisis in the West Bank (listen at 14:50 mins). He was also interviewed on Norway’s efforts to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict, by Norwegian newspaper, .
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was interviewed about the new Israeli Government and the country’s shift to the right, by multiple Norwegian media outlets, including , , (separate interview) and the podcast, . He was also interviewed on increasing tensions between Palestine and Israel by the Norwegian state broadcaster, .
ҳ Researcher Jørgen Jensehaugen was quoted in an article about Norway’s Prime Minister congratulating the new Israeli Prime Minister on his appointment, in Norwegian newspaper, .
ҳ started listing media appearances on profiles in 2023. Earlier media appearances may not be listed.