Beirut Explosion ‘Last Nail In The Coffin’ As Lebanon Hurtles Toward ‘Failed State Status’

A massive explosion at Lebanon’s main port has sent an already precarious state hurtling toward failure, according to experts.

The Middle East country was already struggling under a plummeting economy and skyrocketing inflation. The coronavirus pandemic had dashed any hope for a recovery coming any time soon. On Tuesday, “the last nail in the coffin” came after a government warehouse stocked with 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded in the middle of Lebanon’s main port in the capital city of Beirut, one former Lebanese government adviser told The Wall Street Journal.