LEBANON
 
Lebanon On The Brink
 
On 15 August, a powerful car bomb targeted Beirut’s mostly Shi’a southern suburbs, killing more than 24 and injuring hundreds. This represents a major setback as Lebanon grapples with political instability; indeed, prospects for a timely execution of Lebanon’s eagerly anticipated first offshore bidding round grow ever dimmer. After several rounds of bloodletting and a months-long buildup of tension, the country fell into a rare...