Reidar Visser

Reidar Visser is a research fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and editor of the Iraq website https://www.historiae.org. His books include "Basra, The Failed Gulf State: Separatism and Nationalism in Southern Iraq" (2005) and, edited with Gareth Stansfield, "An Iraq of its Regions: Cornerstones of a Federal Democracy?" (2007).

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Iraqi Shiite Factionalism and Iran’s Role in the Basra Fighting

04.14.2008 Reidar Visser

One week after the upsurge of violence in Basra, questions about the motives and implications of the fighting still linger. The issue of Iran’s involvement...

Publication Terrorism Focus Middle East

The Surge, the Shiites and Nation Building in Iraq

09.13.2007 Reidar Visser

For some time, analysts have been suggesting that the Bush administration's "surge" strategy may have achieved a measure of success in certain parts of Iraq....

Publication Terrorism Monitor Middle East