The Middle East Institute and the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL) have collaborated with the Lebanese International Finance Executives (LIFE) to produce an urgent Lebanon-focused policy brief. The brief outlines recommendations to the Biden Administration for empowering an international coalition to support the Lebanese people and strengthen their capability to promote real change.
The multiple ongoing crises in Lebanon have created an untenable situation. With the political leadership unable and unwilling to adopt the reforms needed to unlock international aid, Lebanon is poised for a humanitarian crisis. More than 50% of the country now lives in poverty, food scarcity is a reality, and the social fabric is being torn apart. Can the region afford a failed Lebanon?
This policy brief discusses the recommendations for immediate and short-term steps to bring Lebanon back from the abyss.
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