Losing Touch: America not very popular in Iraq and Afghanistan

Published March 26th, 2013 - 10:54 GMT

Sec. of State Kerry is discovering that America is no longer the "Big Man on Campus" in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Kerry Cajoles Afghanistan and Iraq, as Bush’s former colonies decline to Toe the Line

Secretary of State John Kerry just made trips to Afghanistan and Iraq, the Bush administration’s two trophy states, in an attempt to shore up rapidly declining American influence in the two.

Source: Informed Comment

There’s the Qatar Arab Spring, and there’s the Imaginary Arab Spring

The vision of Qatar’s strategists for a successful Arab Spring country is one that is stable, prosperous and has good (and slightly subservient) strategic relations with Qatar.

Source: Beirut Spring

Syria coalition names seven envoys to Arab summit

The Council of Arab Foreign Ministers transferred Syria’s vacant seat at the Arab League to the Syrian opposition coalition a day ahead of the two-day Arab League summit beginning tomorrow in Doha.

The coalition today named as many as seven envoys to the gathering

Source: Arab Saga

Breaking : Arrest Warrants issued in “Mount Battle”

Activists are being summoned to court by the handful, but what about the members of the military who have been caught on tape abusing Egyptian citizens?