Lebanon: Anatomy of a failed state

<p>Lebanon is in economic crisis with shortages of food, medicine and electricity on the ground. Today, how did&nbsp;the country, whose capital was once described as the Paris of the Middle East, get here? And is there hope for the future?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. </em></p><p><strong>Host:</strong>&nbsp;Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Richard Spencer, middle east correspondent, The Times.</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> The Baim Collection: Soundtrack<strong> </strong>from 1961 film ‘This is Lebanon’,&nbsp;BBC, UPTIN, CNBC, Thames TV, Al Jazeera, Channel 4, RT.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>