An Explosion in Lebanon - The Port and Politics

Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 9:57 p.m.

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A new guest joins me today.\\xa0 Merissa Khurma of the Wilson Center's Middle East Program comes on the show to discuss the situation in Lebanon.\\xa0 Political unrest has been growing for some time and the economy sank.\\xa0 Then the novel coronavirus placed more pressure on the system.\\xa0 Now an explosion at the port in Beirut may place the country's political situation at a tipping point.\\xa0 Here's what you need to know.

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