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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Articles by Reidar Visser
Iraqi Shiite Factionalism and Iran’s Role in the Basra Fighting
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 remains especially obscure. A recurrent
The Surge, the Shiites and Nation Building in Iraq
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. Many highlight the tendency on