Debate: Will Iraq, Kuwait succeed in truly turning the page?

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait cratered the relationship between the two neighbors. More than three decades later, even with Saddam gone, the flaring up of border-related issues is once again fueling bilateral tensions. The dispute has already impacted regional dialogue as seen in the cancellation last autumn of a gathering of Gulf Arab, Iranian and Iraqi foreign ministers. Amwaj.media invited three experts to debate the key obstacles to a leap forward in Iraq-Kuwait relations.

• Ibrahim Al-Marashi is an Associate Professor of Middle East History at California State University San Marcos.
  
  
• Sinem Cengiz is a Researcher at the Gulf Studies Center of Qatar University and a columnist for Arab News.
  
  
• Lahib Higel is Senior Analyst for Iraq at the International Crisis Group.