NASR Vali <br/><br/>
When the Shiites rise / 
Vali Nasr 
 -  2006 
<br/><br/> When the United States toppled Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq it did not get the regime change it expected. Liberating the Shiite majority appears to be contributing to a wider destabilisation that will upset the sectarian balance not only in Iraq but possibly the whole of the middle east. This article looks at the opportunities thus presented for closer engagement between the USA and Iran, and the risks that at worst Iraq may collapse leading to regional war. Draws uncomfortable parallels with events in British India in 1947. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>UNITED STATES--FOREIGN POLICY--MIDDLE EAST<br/>IRAQ--INTERNAL UNREST<br/>MIDDLE EAST--REGIONAL SECURITY