How do you stop a country from breaking apart?
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How do you stop a country from breaking apart?
Imagine you are handed a country that is deeply divided by language and culture. How do you stop it from tearing itself apart?
In the late twentieth century, two nations faced this exact crisis, but they took completely opposite paths. Let's look at how Belgium and Sri Lanka tried to solve the puzzle.
Sri Lanka tried to force unity by giving all the power to the majority, which brutally tipped the scales and sparked a civil war. Belgium chose the harder path of sharing power equally, and kept their nation whole.
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