The border crossings figure prominently in Iran’s strategy to ensure its control over Iraq. But despite the Iraqi population’s desire to distance itself from Iran, it is unlikely that the government will engage in border crossing reform anytime soon.

To better examine the impact of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, both domestically as well as its impact on the wider region,the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center is organizing a panel discussion on Wednesday, March 22 from 4:00 pm till 5:15 pm (EET) Beirut time with Akeel Abbas, Marsin Alshumary, Mohanad Hage Ali and Zeinab Shuker.

Join us on Thursday, June 23 from 16:00 till 17:30 Beirut time for a panel discussion on the topic with Akeel Abbas, Marsin Al Shamary, Mohanad Hage Ali, Harith Hassan and Zeinab Shuker.