Would sanctions on Lebanese leaders help to resolve its crisis?
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English - August 05, 2021 11:45 - 26 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNews roundtable discussion interview politics current affairs foreign affairs economy news current events debates heated discussions Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The port explosion in Beirut only multiplied Lebanon’s existing problems. Almost half the population now lives below the poverty line. Yet the EU is talking of sanctions and not aid. Is this the right way to get squabbling politicians in line and the country back from the brink?
Karim Bitar
Director of the Institute of Political Science
Carmen Geha
European Council of Foreign Relations
Luna Safwan
Journalist