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Reidar Visser

Reidar Visser is a research fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and editor of the website www.historiae.org.

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Iraq Moves Backward

The easiest way to understand the dramatic changes in Iraqi politics from 2009 to 2010 is to look at shifts in the discourse of politicians belonging to the Da‘wa Party of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Reidar Visser • 16 min read

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Basra, the Reluctant Seat of "Shiastan"

On December 24, 2005, an Iraqi writing under the signature “Hammad” published a remarkable message on a website devoted to southern Iraqi affairs:

Reidar Visser • 19 min read