Normalizing ties with Syria must not be a blank check - opinion
Normalization should reshape Syria in order to create peace in the region.
SYRIAN PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa (left) meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi last week. Normalization must reshape Syria, not crown a jihadist as a statesman, says the writer.(photo credit: UAE Presidential Court/Reuters)ByANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON