The Unraveling of Lebanon’s Taif Agreement: Limits of Sect-Based Power Sharing (Joseph Bahout, Carnegie Endowment)

While Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system is flawed and unraveling in many ways, it has helped keep the country at peace and provides valuable lessons for the region

http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/05/16/unraveling-of-lebanon-s-taif-agreement-limits-of-sect-based-power-sharing/iy99