Description: In 2024, Lebanon entered the fifth year of a crippling economic crisis, a crescendo of many decades of state fragility. The Fragility of the Lebanese State explores the causes of this fragility and suggests practical solutions.
Review Quotes: "Compelling in light of the urgency of the problems engaged, Dr. Natalie Ann Ghosn, Hanna Samir Kassab, and their contributors have fashioned a book that draws the reader close to Lebanon's trials. The theme of fragility in its varied expressions is given vivid expression across a range of academic disciplines. Offering a depth of detail on Lebanon, The Fragility of the Lebanese State also provides ways for us to consider the sources and characteristics of disorder in the wider Middle Eastern and international contexts." --Bradford McGuinn, director of the MAIA program at University of Miami