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		<title>Kurds must look within to secure future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kurdistan is crossing through a unique and sensitive juncture, yet lack of unity is threatening to hamper the region at a crucial time. With Kurdistan at war with the Islamic State (IS), experiencing unprecedented economic crisis, and housing nearly two million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees in an increasingly volatile region, the challenges are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The implications of the PUK-Gorran deal on the Kurdistan political scene</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 07:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent agreement between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Change Movement (Gorran) serves to shake up the Kurdish political scene from a number of angles. The once unthinkable deal was declared a win-win by both sides but highlighted the difficult state of Kurdish politics as it traverses through a highly sensitive juncture [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing hope of elusive government formation in Kurdistan as the PUK internal crisis intensifies and endangers stability.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Kurdish public grow increasingly frustrated and impatient at the lengthy delay and protracted negotiations around government formation, there were recent signs that the deadlock can be finally broken. The onset of 3 strong parties was unprecedented in Kurdistan’s democratic experience. Although, this is an encouraging sign of political and democratic maturity, this new [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurdistan first, all else second</title>
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		<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>Placing the events in Kurdistan within context</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2011/02/placing-the-events-in-kurdistan-within-context/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The winds of change that have swept across the Middle East have been nothing short of remarkable and a breeze of fresh air in the decades of poisonous policies, repression and social stagnation that has suffocated the people. It is easy to forget that only 20 years ago, Kurdistan was subject to the same barbaric [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>New political climate must not compromise Kurdistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s embrace the new democratic beginning in Kurdistan, not allow our historical disadvantages resurface. With escalating tensions between Change Movement and PUK a real danger &#8211; further disunity, a historical Kurdish failing, will only handicap the Kurdistan Region and benefit Kurdish rivals The unprecedented elections in the Kurdistan Region in July of last year, with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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