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Lebanon and the risks an economic and political collapse pose to the region

Lebanon’s economy and its political structure is collapsing, and urgent reform is desperately needed. Jonathan Schanzer, the Senior Vice President at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses the situation in Lebanon and the risks an economic and political collapse pose to neighboring countries and the Eastern Mediterranean region.

You can read the articles we discuss on the Daily Roundup here:

Op-ed: Lebanon is collapsing and urgent reform is desperately needed

Beirut blast: Explosion rocks city with many injured

Deadly explosion rocks Beirut, causing widespread damage

Health expert returns to warn against complacency as infections jump to 121

Cyprus updates risk-based classification of countries

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