Mr. President, your legacy will depend on what you do in Syria," I said to President Barack Obama as I shook his hand during an event in the White House in the summer of 2013.
After a ceasefire takes hold in Syria the UN should provide the basic principles of constitutionalism that apply to permanent peaceful development of nations. This should include organizational structure based on universal values (freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law), and mechanisms such as election of the heads of government branches. Measures like this will help Syria develop a constitution suitable for prosperity and peaceful development. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
