The Politics of Infrastructure

How the Lebanese struggle for public infrastructure is a lesson for all

Last month, Lebanon’s national electricity grid went dark—and this tiny Mediterranean country, known for its elite educational institutions, tourism and banking, but struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and corruption, found itself in newspaper headlines around the world again.  The state’s two power plants had run out of fuel. Having ...
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The Politics of Infrastructure

What We Can All Learn from the Lebanese

Lebanon has been crippled by long-running crises for decades. The country endured a devastating 15-year civil war and has often been caught in the crossfire of regional conflicts. In October 2019, people in at least 70 towns across Lebanon protested against government corruption, an incompetent political system, its austerity measures, ...
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What We Can All Learn from the Lebanese