An Explosion in Lebanon - The Port and Politics

Need to Know

A new guest joins me today.  Merissa Khurma of the Wilson Center's Middle East Program comes on the show to discuss the situation in Lebanon.  Political unrest has been growing for some time and the economy sank.  Then the novel coronavirus placed more pressure on the system.  Now an explosion at the port in Beirut may place the country's political situation at a tipping point.  Here's what you need to know.

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