Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel » Middle East https://bashdar.co.uk Freelance Writer, Political Analyst\Editor, Middle East, Iraq Thu, 10 May 2018 16:53:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 The time of the Kurds – rewriting the wrongs of history after 100 years of Sykes-Picot https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/02/the-time-of-the-kurds-rewriting-the-wrongs-of-history-after-100-years-of-sykes-picot/ https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/02/the-time-of-the-kurds-rewriting-the-wrongs-of-history-after-100-years-of-sykes-picot/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2016 09:57:20 +0000 http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=820 https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/02/the-time-of-the-kurds-rewriting-the-wrongs-of-history-after-100-years-of-sykes-picot/feed/ 0 Saudi-Iranian fallout and the manipulation of the sectarian card https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/01/saudi-iranian-fallout-and-the-manipulation-of-the-sectarian-card/ https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/01/saudi-iranian-fallout-and-the-manipulation-of-the-sectarian-card/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:25:12 +0000 http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=810 https://bashdar.co.uk/2016/01/saudi-iranian-fallout-and-the-manipulation-of-the-sectarian-card/feed/ 0 The regional dynamic underscoring the growing friction between Iraq and Turkey https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/12/the-regional-dynamic-underscoring-the-growing-friction-between-iraq-and-turkey/ https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/12/the-regional-dynamic-underscoring-the-growing-friction-between-iraq-and-turkey/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:22:51 +0000 http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=808 https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/12/the-regional-dynamic-underscoring-the-growing-friction-between-iraq-and-turkey/feed/ 0 Interview with Shargh Newspaper (Printed in Tehran, Iran) https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/08/interview-with-shargh-newspaper-printed-in-tehran-iran/ https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/08/interview-with-shargh-newspaper-printed-in-tehran-iran/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2015 21:20:41 +0000 http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=751 https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/08/interview-with-shargh-newspaper-printed-in-tehran-iran/feed/ 0 Iran nuclear deal – a historic milestone or the fuel for increased tensions in the region? https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/04/iran-nuclear-deal-a-historic-milestone-or-the-fuel-for-increased-tensions-in-the-region/ https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/04/iran-nuclear-deal-a-historic-milestone-or-the-fuel-for-increased-tensions-in-the-region/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:00:08 +0000 http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=700 https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/04/iran-nuclear-deal-a-historic-milestone-or-the-fuel-for-increased-tensions-in-the-region/feed/ 0 With Kurdish forces in ascendancy against IS in Syria and Iraq – coalition must focus on empowering vital allies of today, not training of Syrian and Iraqi forces that may come too late https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/03/with-kurdish-forces-in-ascendancy-against-is-in-syria-and-iraq-coalition-must-focus-on-empowering-vital-allies-of-today-not-training-of-syrian-and-iraqi-forces-that-may-come-too-late/ https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/03/with-kurdish-forces-in-ascendancy-against-is-in-syria-and-iraq-coalition-must-focus-on-empowering-vital-allies-of-today-not-training-of-syrian-and-iraqi-forces-that-may-come-too-late/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:00:36 +0000 http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=690 https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/03/with-kurdish-forces-in-ascendancy-against-is-in-syria-and-iraq-coalition-must-focus-on-empowering-vital-allies-of-today-not-training-of-syrian-and-iraqi-forces-that-may-come-too-late/feed/ 0 “Eye for an eye” retaliation only benefits the Islamic State https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/02/eye-for-an-eye-retaliation-only-benefits-the-islamic-state/ https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/02/eye-for-an-eye-retaliation-only-benefits-the-islamic-state/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:00:55 +0000 http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=685 https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/02/eye-for-an-eye-retaliation-only-benefits-the-islamic-state/feed/ 0 Once the Islamic State is defeated, what is the long-term strategy to prevent IS mark 2? https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/12/once-the-islamic-state-is-defeated-what-is-the-long-term-strategy-to-prevent-is-mark-2/ https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/12/once-the-islamic-state-is-defeated-what-is-the-long-term-strategy-to-prevent-is-mark-2/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:51 +0000 http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=662 https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/12/once-the-islamic-state-is-defeated-what-is-the-long-term-strategy-to-prevent-is-mark-2/feed/ 0 As Iraqi crisis haunts the Kurds, double standards in the principle of self-determination come to the fore https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/10/as-iraqi-crisis-haunts-the-kurds-double-standards-in-the-principle-of-self-determination-come-to-the-fore/ https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/10/as-iraqi-crisis-haunts-the-kurds-double-standards-in-the-principle-of-self-determination-come-to-the-fore/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=646 https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/10/as-iraqi-crisis-haunts-the-kurds-double-standards-in-the-principle-of-self-determination-come-to-the-fore/feed/ 0 Lessons of Yugoslavia in the unraveling of the Middle East https://bashdar.co.uk/2013/10/lessons-of-yugoslavia-in-the-unraveling-of-the-middle-east/ https://bashdar.co.uk/2013/10/lessons-of-yugoslavia-in-the-unraveling-of-the-middle-east/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:00:59 +0000 http://bashdar.co.uk/?p=537 https://bashdar.co.uk/2013/10/lessons-of-yugoslavia-in-the-unraveling-of-the-middle-east/feed/ 0