Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel, as a Middle Eastern analyst has written a range of articles pertinent to the Middle East but particularly on the Kurds and Iraq.

The last few years, have proved as volatile and controversial as ever, to the already plagued and fragmented Middle Eastern political and socialist horizon. Long the cradle of civilisation, the natural riches and diversity of the wonders of these lands, have also set the stage for much bloodshed, massacres, invasions and the sinful qualities of man.

Bashdar has paid particular focus on Iraq in its transitional road to democracy. The articles have studied the conspicuous and fragmented ethnic mosaic and gaols and demands of each group on the quest to make their mark in the new Iraq. Although seemingly successful in practice and a potential trigger for a ripple of change in the Middle East, Iraq may be lacking true democracy with voting along sectarian and ethnic lines resulting in a question of whether nation building in Iraq is an outcome of classic compromise or simply a time bomb?

The bloody break-up in Yugoslavia is a recent but firm proof that weak federalism and short-term ethnic bonding can easily serve as a socio-political hot-potato that can burn at the any time.

The liberation of Iraq and the much-highlighted failings of the US and its allies have been looked into at depth, including why a seemingly foretold success has proved to be so elusive. The likely makeup of Iraq has been studied with particular focus on the long oppressed and independently minded Kurdish population, ever suspicion of their Arabic brethren in Iraq.

Bashdar has done some live reporting abroad to study developments and public opinion more closely. After all, it's the people that provide power – what they ultimately envisage and how their demands are fulfilled is a key question that must be answered adequately for long-term harmony and prosperity to ensue.

Bashdar has studied the seemingly burgeoning relationship between long-time foes, Kurds in Iraq and Turkey, where a long-time taboo, the Kurds, is finally appearing to be broken. With the ever-shifting landscape in the aftermath of 9/11, what does the future hold for strategic alliances in the Middle East, with a volatile Iraq at its heart and with Iran emerging as the next regional super-power?

The disenfranchised and long forgotten Syrian Kurds, taking inspiration from the prominence of their brethren in Iraq, are heaping more pressure on Bashar Al-Assad's already isolated regime, seemingly next in the radar for greater middle eastern change under US hegemony. What is clear is that bloodshed and disharmony in the volatile Middle Eastern landscape may not be a thing of the past, at least for now.