The Upsides of Syrian Normalization
Assad Is Heinous, but Arab Isolation of Him Did More Harm Than Good
His Rehabilitation Will Only Encourage More Brutality in Syria and Elsewhere
But the United States Can Still Try to Hold Him to Account
Subservient to Patrons and Profiteers, the Syrian Regime Is Weaker Than Ever
The UN’s Failure in Syria
How the Son Learned to Quash a Rebellion From His Father