Publication

15 Nov 2013

This brief argues that when the Arab revolutions reached Syria, the Sunni-Shia cleavage in Lebanon was already well underway. The author discusses the religious divisions in Lebanon before explaining that Syria’s turmoil only adds fuel to what is an already existing fire.

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Author Joseph Bahout
Series USIP Peace Briefs
Issue 159
Publisher United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Copyright © 2013 United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
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