A few days ago, Iraq handed over the Arab League presidency to Qatar a year after taking the reins, thus marking its return to the Arab political sphere and confirming its intention to occupy its natural space in the Middle Eastern balance of power after having achieved full sovereignty.
At first glance, one would think that Iraq was unfortunate to have taken command of the Arab League when the region was experiencing unprecedented turmoil and as the Arab Spring revolutions swept across it, successively changing regimes through popular uprisings that changed the Arab mood and coincided with the outbreak of the bloody conflict in Syria and its surrounding regional divisions. These complex conditions may have constituted, however, a perfect chance for Iraq to succeed in filling its seat as head of the Arab League for a full year.
