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About Reidar Visser

Reidar Visser is a research fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. He holds a doctorate in middle-eastern studies from the University of Oxford.

Articles by Reidar Visser

Friday 3rd October

The United States and Iraq: still getting it wrong

The Pentagon's analysis of Iraqi trends is trapped in misunderstanding of even basic realities
Monday 31st March

Basra’s second battle decoded

The conflict in Basra is part of a wider political struggle over the future of Iraq
Friday 12th January

Washington's Iraqi 'surge': where are the Iraqis?

Iraqis themselves must be at the centre of any attempt to make President Bush's new strategy for their country a political success, says Reidar Visser.
Wednesday 22nd November

Iraq lives

The voices of Iraqi patriotism in Basra are a rebuke to western advocates of the country’s fragmentation, says Reidar Visser.
Thursday 18th May

Iraq's partition fantasy

The supporters of an Iraq divided into three ignore the lessons of Iraq's history, says Reidar Visser.
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