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No port, still a storm: Lebanon a year after the blast
No port, still a storm: Lebanon a year after the blast
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22 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2021
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Podcast episode
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The explosion at Beirut’s port was a symptom, not a cause, of the country’s malaise. We find more questions than answers about the blast and a political class unshaken by it. For half a century, one Beirut resident has, from the same apartment, witnessed a history pockmarked by unexpected disaster. And our Big Mac index reveals the depth of Lebanon’s economic crisis. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Aug 4, 2021
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Podcast episode
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