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Lebanon — A Corrupt, Inefficient State

The ripple effects of the catastrophic explosion that levelled the port of Beirut on August 4 have shaken Lebanon to its core. The blast killed 158, wounded about 6,000 and left upwards of 300,000 homeless. Causing $10 billion to $15 billion in damage, it was felt 150 miles away in Cyprus, and was the biggest […]