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Years of tension and slights between the governments of Iraq and the United States came to a head after the United States breached the terms of its partnership with Iraq with the assassination of a group of government officials outside Baghdad International Airport.\nNow Iraq is asking the United States to withdraw its troops, and the United States is threatening sanctions against Iraq\u2014one of its most important strategic partners in the Arab world.\nHow will this crisis affect security in Iraq and the resurgence of the Islamic State? How much of the relationship can be salvaged? What will be the costs for Iraq, the United States, and the surrounding region?\nParticipants include:\nSajad Jiyad, managing director, Bayan Center\nMaria Fantappie, special adviser, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue\nThanassis Cambanis, senior fellow, The Century Foundation\nSajad Jiyad is the managing director of Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies in Baghdad.\nMaria Fantappie is a special adviser on the Middle East\u2013North Africa region at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Switzerland.