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	<title>Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel &#187; KRG</title>
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		<title>Kurdistan’s migrant burden deserves international focus</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2017/02/kurdistans-migrant-burden-deserves-international-focus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The turmoil caused by the Syrian civil war and the rise of the Islamic State (IS) has created unimaginable human tragedy, not least millions of refugees and Internally Displaced Person’s (IDPs). While the internationals spotlight about the refugee crisis is mainly on Turkey, the migrant burden has created unsustainable pressure on the Kurdistan Region. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurdistan is already divided by imperial powers, Kurds must not add to it</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2015/06/kurdistan-is-already-divided-by-imperial-powers-kurds-must-not-add-to-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout recent history, the Kurds have been carved twice, one by imperial and regional powers as Kurdistan was ruthlessly divided and the other from the Kurds themselves. Kurdish disunity has been a common handicap to compound the misery under the rule of repressive governments across the Kurdish areas. Owed to the new reality after the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Counting on the Kurds</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/06/counting-on-the-kurds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Large shockwaves are reverberating across Iraq and the whole Middle East as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continues its sweep through large parts of northern Iraq. While city after city falls, from populous Mosul to largely Ba’athist Tikrit, best known as the birthplace of Saddam Hussein, and now to Tal Afar, a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with KRG Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir &#8211; Head of the Department of Foreign Relations</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2013/04/interview-with-krg-minister-falah-mustafa-bakir-head-of-the-department-of-foreign-relations/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2013/04/interview-with-krg-minister-falah-mustafa-bakir-head-of-the-department-of-foreign-relations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kurdistan Region, at a crucial juncture in its history, is enjoying increasing strategic and economic prominence, growing global interest and recognition as key constituents of the new Middle East. At the same time, Kurdistan is facing a number of pressing issues such as a crisis of relations with Baghdad and a Syrian civil war [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As the oil dispute heats up, time for Obama and the US to come off the fence in Iraq</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2012/06/as-the-oil-dispute-heats-up-time-for-obama-and-the-us-to-come-off-the-fence-in-iraq/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2012/06/as-the-oil-dispute-heats-up-time-for-obama-and-the-us-to-come-off-the-fence-in-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In many ways, the US adventure in Iraq was marked by failure. Billions of dollars, thousands of lives and countless years later, and the Iraq of day is not much different to that of 2003. The US had the painstaking task of stitching warring factions, striving for its elusive goal of national reconciliation and playing [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>End game for Assad; just the beginning for Kurds</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2012/02/end-game-for-assad-just-the-beginning-for-kurds/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2012/02/end-game-for-assad-just-the-beginning-for-kurds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fast approaching a year of uprising and turmoil, the struggle against Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s regime in Syria is now by far the longest of all in the Arab Spring. The opposition movement in Syria clearly lacked the same national and military clout as in Egypt and particularly Libya, with an opposition that is still relatively localized [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurdistan first, all else second</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2012/02/kurdistan-first-all-else-second/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2012/02/kurdistan-first-all-else-second/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it was never officially announced until recently, it was always widely acknowledged that KDP Vice President Nechirvan Barzani would take over from incumbent Barham Salih and head the next cabinet as Prime Minister. Not only does Barzani’s highly anticipated return mark the end of a 2-year political chapter but it also comes at the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>KRG Foreign Relations Minister answers questions on key developments</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2011/11/krg-foreign-relations-minister-answers-questions-on-key-developments/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2011/11/krg-foreign-relations-minister-answers-questions-on-key-developments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel of the Kurdish Globe spoke with KRG Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir &#8211; Head of the Department of Foreign Relations on a number of issues. At a critical juncture in the Middle East, internally within Iraq and also in the context of global relations, the topic of KRG relations with its neighbours, its [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest disappointment with oil draft gives Kurds spur to break an already fragile coalition</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2011/09/latest-disappointment-with-oil-draft-gives-kurds-spur-to-break-an-already-fragile-coalition/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2011/09/latest-disappointment-with-oil-draft-gives-kurds-spur-to-break-an-already-fragile-coalition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil has unenviably proved as the paradoxical treasure and curse of the Mesopotamian plains. With the third largest oil reserves in the world, Iraq has the potential to become one of the most solid and prosperous economies in the world and bring with it a great standard of living for it people. However, the gift [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Working together for reform is the only real answer</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2011/04/working-together-for-reform-is-the-only-real-answer/</link>
		<comments>https://bashdar.co.uk/2011/04/working-together-for-reform-is-the-only-real-answer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The demonstrations and public outcries that have gripped the city of Suleimaniya have  now entered well over two months, now one of the longest across the whole of the Middle Eastin recent months. While the events have dominated the streets, parliament and various media, the current downward spiral in affairs threatens to serve as a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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