Native sailing craft in the Gulf outside Basra, 1930s

Historiae.org is a direct outlet for historical research on topical issues in world politics. It has a special focus on political movements aimed at modifying or challenging existing state structures.

The site is maintained by Reidar Visser, research fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs with a background in history and comparative politics (University of Bergen) and a doctorate in Middle Eastern studies (University of Oxford). He can be contacted via e-mail.

Public lectures, past and upcoming

Washington, DC, MESA 2008, 22–25 November 2008

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University, 23 May 2008

Glasgow: University of Glasgow, 24–26 April 2008

Washington, DC: USIP, 29 January 2008
Copenhagen: Danish Institute for International Studies, 25 January 2008
Washington, DC: George Washington University, 15 January 2008
Ann Arbor, Mi.: University of Michigan, 13 January 2008
Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago, 11 January 2008
Washington, DC: The Jamestown Foundation, 5 December 2007
Montreal: MESA, 17 November 2007
Istanbul: TAARII & Hollings Center, 28 October 2007
Bristol: University of Bristol, 13 July 2007
Vienna: Kreisky Forum, 18 June 2007
Como, Italy: Landau Network, 24 November 2006
Washington, DC: USIP, 17 October 2006
Exeter: University of Exeter, 5 July 2006