Fumes can still be seen at the blast site at the port of Beirut that has been partially destroyed.(ABC News: Cherine Yazbeck)
Michael Walsh, ABC News Online: Lebanon's port explosion sparked protests and unrest. Here's what might happen next
It's been one week since the devastating explosion in Beirut that killed at least 171 people, injured thousands and left many more homeless.
The disaster sparked days of protests against endemic corruption in Lebanon's political system — a persistent issue that critics say was a direct cause of the port explosion.
It has been reported that the country's leaders were warned last month about the presence of 2,750 tonnes of highly volatile ammonium nitrate in storage at the port, which had been warehoused there for six years.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 12, 2020
After multiple crises, this time Lebanese feel broken -- Sarah El Deeb, AP
Hezbollah and the people will have to negotiate a new Lebanon -- Rami G Khouri, The Guardian
Will Beirut Bring About A Global Shift In Storage Safety? -- Hannah Steinkopf-Frank, World Crunch
Peaceful Protests and Polish Bullets in Belarus -- S. Sierakowski, Project Syndicate
Unrest in Belarus -- Moscow Times
Meltdown in Minsk -- Amy Mackinnon, Foreign Policy
Belarus opposition leader a victim of tactics from the Lukashenko playbook -- Andrew Roth, The Guardian
Will knocking Belarus offline save president from protests? -- Yan Auseyushkin in Minsk and Andrew Roth in Moscow, The Guardian
Iraq’s New Government: What to Know -- Nathalie Bussemaker, Council on Foreign Relations
Erdogan Has Hidden an Economic Disaster Deep in Turkish Banks -- Foreign Policy
Locust and coronavirus crises are threatening to drive large-scale famine in Africa -- Matthew Cousins, ABC News Online
China is overturning the rules-based order from within -- Malcolm Jorgensen, The Interpreter
Why a ‘Nixon moment’ in India–China relations is unlikely -- Raj Verma, Huaqiao University, East Asia Review
We have no idea if the Russian Covid vaccine is safe or effective -- Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, The Guardian
As Everest prepares to reopen for autumn climbing season, is Nepal putting cash before caution? -- Mercedes Hutton, SCMP
Winter is coming: Why America’s window of opportunity to beat back Covid-19 is closing -- Helen Branswell, STAT
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