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- One year on from the blast that ravaged its capital Beirut, Lebanon is still reeling.
Decades of corruption and mismanagement have shaken the infrastructure and led to a chronic economic crisis.
In this documentary, we take a look at the root causes of Lebanon's crisis, and ask whether any change is possible within the current political system.
'Focal Point - Lebanon: A Failing State' on TRT World.
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Countries need independent leaders free from outside influence to prosper, but that's easier said than done. In most of the world the media and all the parties are controlled by the same people.
If they change sectarianism to secularism maybe they would succeed
Thats too difficult for a radical mind
it is secular
@@alienfromsaturn8909 you're obviously clueless
@@almostafa4725 There's a difference between people being truly secular vs ur constitution being secular. Hezbollah being an extremist organization, screwed up Lebanon
@@alienfromsaturn8909 In what sense are they extreme, and how did they screw up Lebanon? lol
Lebanon my adopted home. I lived there for 5 years and it saddens me to see it this way. Hope to God solutions are found soon as this beautiful country and these beautiful people don't deserve this.
Corruption is mother of all evil.
@Boogie boogie Why would Israel want an unstable Lebanon? they already got Hezbollah on their border, do you really think they want more trouble?
@@segevkrespi8609 Israel are too busy leading their own apartheid state with the help of the West.
@Boogie boogie how iran
@Boogie boogie how bro ??because hizbollah fight with Israel not in Lebnon they try to enter in lebnon politocs but no many support hizbollah in lebnon 10 day ago iran Gave oil to hizbollah for lebnon because hizbollah strong political in lebnon . Hizbollah is not a terror .its militant group .Us and israel and 3-4 country say hizbollah is terror because they are a enemy of iran thats a reason they called terror to hizbollah
@Boogie boogie lebanon investigated in beirut of blast problem created by politics of lebnon because chemical explosion ammonium nitrate lebanon gov doesn't remove it because they are chemical explosion. Ypu see the all news and report No one say this is hizbollah attacl
There is no future in Lebanon.
The average wage now is $41 per month.
Everyone who can is leaving the country.
All man should straight back and hang the traitors. Everyone can not just leave their country to become dust
If everyone leaves, who the hell will rebuild the country?
@@porkysharma8423 nobody, it will be lawless area. People that didnt live trough this cant understand it. You lose hope eventualy and dont give a f anymore what will happen to the Country. The only solution is to leave and build future for yourself in a normal Country.
Israel wont allow a normal life. They want to take over.
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he answers all the questions about lebanons future in few seconds. some people dont want to accept it but thats the reality.
A failed state starts at top with the security failure. Whoever has guns, controls animals, not humans. Humans are far more powerful than any guns i..e look at the USA's failure in Afghanistan. Its the people who have to rise up and I am glad to see non-sectarian political parties rising to the challenge of a failed system and state in Lebanon.
Ban religion from being involved in politics and make the world a better place. My heart goes out to the good people of Lebanon.
@Easternperspective It's a major factor. Hezbollah is crazy and has far too much control. What do you attribute as the cause?
Yep, religion and politics should stay far far away from each other. Because it causes people to agree with horrible ideas from people with the same belief or discarding great ideas from people with different beliefs.
Ban uninformed, ignorant people from spouting their opinions and make the world a better place.
Thanks to its sectarianism based political system 🙂🤗☺️
Thanks to sanctions
Well i guess not everything has a silver lining..
Lebanon has over 13 million population which over 10 million of them have dual citizenship and are living outside of Lebanon. Lebanon is not an industrial or agricultural country and rely only on tourism and hand out from outside world and this make Lebanese to rely heavily on imports of energy , food or even pharmaceutical products or other manufacturing products. Lebanon like most arab countries are top importer of western or Asian products Ruther than relying on the domestic manufacturing and like Qatar, UAE, Kuwait or even Saudi Arabia would have been in the same situation or even worse without the oil or gas .
@@raminshakeri5518 mm needs to change otherwise no hope for Lebanon ☺️
my country is copying the Lebanon model, and it's like watching a slow moving car crash as we head in that direction.
Democracy won't work in lebanon. Because each group will vote for their people.
We should be grateful fo what we have when others cannot even eat
What happened to this place? It used to be the Paris of the Middle East, a world banking and cultural centre. One of the few places where you could ski in the mountains then drive down and swim in the warm sea. I remember going there as a kid on a cruise boat before the civil war, it was gorgeous. God help these people.
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Pisslam came and destroyed it
An amazing analysis.
I thoroughly enjoy TRTs mini documentaries compared to the British news channels. I use to like Al-Jazeeras but they kind of have dropped the ball a bit.
Excellent documentary, my sympathy and hope for the Lebanese people. Love from the US.
Iran & Hezbollah stored explosive chemicals close to the civilian population & used the civilians as human shields, that's why the chemicals remained untouched, if the chemicals were destined for agriculture as they said they would have been used in agriculture a long time ago, moreover there are indications that the amount that blew up in Beirut's port was one-fifth of the total amount unloaded in 2013, they may be 4 more bombs just like the last one hidden somewhere else behind civilian population.
Everywhere nation is in chaos. Wisdom lead sometimes in hell
Came there in the 70_ies very often. Loved it. Beyrouth was the Paris of the East. Most spoke French. But the war as from 75 did it collapse. The Libanese went to all over the world and are the best businessmen.
LMAO u bring up "they spoke French" and "Paris of the middle east", as if those are things are goals to aspire to and be proud of.
@@okashiname8326 Democracy is always worth aspiring to because Lebanon has always been in the path of Greek Democracy versus Eastern Empires & it has chosen democracy
@@bullterror5 LMAO ye the path of the west....look what lebanon looks like now. The most successful countries in that region are monarchs......western style democracy works for western countries...stop trying to shove ur systems down own throats.
@@okashiname8326 I'm not shoving any system down your throats, Lebanon has been a democratic country for almost 2000 years, I should be saying the same about you!
@@okashiname8326 The problem with Lebanon as you have demonstrated is people like you depend on outside influences, the same argument you have against your fellow Lebanese. If it's not the gulf then it's Iran, If it's not Iran, it's the gulf. Lebanese need to do what's good for Lebanon not others
Correction. “Lebanon, a Failed state”
Are you lebanese? And if yes how old are you
@@freyaladel9222 you first sheeple
Why was the graph going down if prices are going up?
Value of the currency is going down the toilet
Remember when 100 billion Zimbabwean dollars afford you an egg
Same thing is happening
Sadly, it will take an altruistic authoritarian to fix this system. Altruistic authoritarianism is an oxymoron though so the state will fail.
Look at singapore and china
This is what occurs when barbarians are the de facto gov't.
More like this is what happens when a corrupt public vote for corrupt politicians to obtain favours for decades.
@@porkysharma8423 I am Lebanese and I concur with you. There was a time in the 1960s the Lebanese voter sold his vote for a few dollars. Now they reap what they sawed.
Oh my this is Zimbabwe dejavu exactly what happened in Zimbabwe if the Lebanese people don’t stand up and remove the government you’re doomed there’s already a case study
The country is already doomed. Lebanon's gdp per capita in 2020 was twice of that of Zimbabwe, but we also have to consider that Zimbabwe is under massive sanctions by the West for decades, while Lebanon is not. But those numbers definitely plunged further as 2021 was even worst for Lebanon.
We tried.
My grandaddy's name is Edward Robert James he's fro Lebanon born December 1st 1920 served in the army fought in world war 2 died on his birthday December 1st 1987.
Even Afghanistan looks decent than Lebanon today...
Lebanese shd hold their corrupt politicians accountable. Look what they have done to this beautiful country. Prayers and best wishes from Pakistan!
thank you❤
Not Fair I love Lebanon I pray for it plz get better ❤️🩹 god bless Lebanon إن شاء الله
Thx I cry
My heart goes both to Syria & Lebanon & Iraq 🇮🇶 🇱🇧🇸🇾 from an Egyptian 🇪🇬 in Canada 🇨🇦🥺💔
Very good journalism. Keep up the good work. May Allah guide the labanese towards peace and prosperity.
لبنان کے لوگ ہم سے نفرت کرتے ہیں-
@@IlluminatingLamp no we don't 🤦♂️
@@aymanmourad8459 Lebanese are really racist in my experience.
@@IlluminatingLamp how many lebanese have you met that are racist?
@@aymanmourad8459 Almost all whom I met are racist. Even the mixed race ones.
A very good Documentary, one of the best I have seen about Lebanon, fair and impartial. In my opinion Lebanon needs to become secular and throw out sectarian rule which will never work, it just creates massive runaway corruption.
They need to throw our hezbollah
Spiraling towards collapse....again. Sad.❤🇱🇧
I think Lebanons started to fail when they accepted the PLO.
as a Lebanese I agree!
@@tonikeirouz7347 do you pray to Mary
@@jesusisnotgod3938 why u ask?
As a lebanese yes ur right
As a lebanese yes
Please do a documentary on the failing state of Turkey
Also on india
@@acrobat6217 yes we need one in its getting worse day by day
Religion should not be mixed with economy and government function.... Also when you are rich save for difficult times. This applies to a person and country too... u urge rich Muslim countries should help them.
It isnt about religion mate, look at the balkan countries,they're secular but still poor. Its all about the government and the corruption
"Rich Muslim countries". Why can't EVERYONE help? Are Muslims a special species of animal? We should ALL try to help.
@@saifiqbal9913 yes.. Muslims are special species.... all the time you talk of Muslims brotherhood but when some one need help nobody come forward... why Afghanistan people want to go to Canada and USA but not neighbors like Saudi and UAE.... you want sharia every where but when taliban is giving the same you want to run away.... enjoy sharia
wow resistance economy that cannot work....that sums it up that man is smart actually and on point with everything he says minute 21
Results of currency peg based on loans, not on exports
This should be caution for this country.
8:51 in the chart after 2017 was 1998
Pretty bad mistake
you're correct, attentive to details.
The more I learn about this, the less sympathetic the situation seems.
Why was a brazilian navy ship ordered out of beirut awhile prior to the explosion?
Is burning tyres, blocking streets, shouting slogans of death. Can it solve the crisis ?
Its a way to vent out angry.. how to bring Lebonan gets back on track ?
Can someone advice me
wow 6:40 over $100 for an oil can, that's bad!
Corruption is caused by state structure. State positions are divided according to religion and sects defined by French which always allowed foreing powers have saying. The state structure is desingned to be fragile and to create dependency abroad.
This is so sad. The govt and bankers are so corrupt.
Security risks with bordering countries increase.
Europe close the borders, we dont need them.
They can come to Southeast Asia and add to the number of good looking locals.
@@eduardochavacano peenoise
Send them to South Sudan
We will be next?
Allah warned against this :
And for their taking interest even though it was forbidden for them, and their wrongful appropriation of other people’s property. We have prepared for those among them who reject faith a grievous punishment (4: 161)
الله المستعان
So what is Allah doing for these people?
Allah 🤣
As a lebanese person i can say that islam tore lebanon apart andf started the war. The lebanese economy was flourishing under christianity --from a muslim
@@d10_r49 Saudi Islam too but... well see it for yourself 🤪
@@d10_r49 Islam is not compatible with modern times.
Despite everything Lebanon is amazing
Nop, it isn’t
It's time to quit democracy O' Lebanon!
Bribery need to be wiped out. Hope other countries will learn something from this incidence.
All the politicians have to be replaced with totally different individuals. New elections with no chance of the other government or anyone associated with them being involved.
@23:25 "the upcoming elections in May 2020" HUH?! 🧐
Perhaps they meant 2021, most likely a mistake
@@aadam2695 no, they meant May 2022
@@hamzasyed looks I'm dumb aswell
Most arab/muslim lead countries/entities are failing .
Only those under Iranian influence.
Lebanon has christian president
Only the Iranian allies lmao
@@nathanruben3372 But Muslims prime minister and speaker of parliament.
Nigeria faces the same challenges
Lift the sanctions eNough already...
No
Sanctions should be placed on ANY CORRUPT NATION
Lebanon is the only country that dumps all their sewage into the sea
@@yeshuasage3724 all goverments have corruption. Especialy yours.. Your goverment should be tried for Genocide
@@grandexporter you don’t know genocide dummy
The failure is criminal not incompetence. This is a policy of Starvation to drive out the undesirables. Iran militias are trying to buy as much prioprieties throught brokers since the Beirut port Explosion. Lebanon is seeing his worst moment since WW1 under the ottomans.
Karma! 10 years ago when Lebanon was properous, look at the way they mistreated, beat even killed maids.
First change a political system
Diversity was not a strength for Lebanon.
It's good for them if they use it right
Diversity has been a nornality in the ottoman, roman, chinese, british and every other significant empire in the history of the world.
@@bilalhamurabi3362 If we take the Roman and UK, there was a dominant group and that was imposed on those people who were not from that group. This improved the conditions of the conquered lands, but lacked the power to influence the primary controlling entity. The UK had a colonial system where non-British were not equal. Diversity did not occur until the modern era when non-whites from the empire began to immigrate to England, upon which England has gone downhill. You are referring to empires that conquered areas and became diverse in their empire. This is not the same thing as a country being diverse. In those empires, the non-dominant groups were not equal. Diversity has made the US much worse, diversity (combination of Russians and Ukrainians) has made Ukraine very difficult to govern. Iraq, South Africa (since the ANC took over), Egypt (the southern Egyptians hate the Northern), I don't see modern examples of diversity working.
Is there some reason why don't want to address the issue of Lebanon? Does it look like diversity is working for Lebanon? Tell us all the ways that diversity has helped Lebanon. Because this looks like a bad outcome.
@@supersnapp Lebanon is a mess because it has been repeatedly completely destroyed by Israel for 40 years. UAE on the other hand is maybe the most diverse country in the world and wealthy. So is the US. North Korea is the most homogenous country in the world. How is this playing out for them? Diversity is not the only factor whether a country becomes wealthy.
Yes diversity may create problems because whenever you have different people you will have friction, but also opportunities. It depends on how you approach diversity. In all diverse countries there is inequality whether its China or USA or Russia or UAE but this doesnt mean these countries arent successful.
And we all know who is behind all these
If their country leader is like Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew, they will be as rich as Singapore instead of this failed state.
To give you an idea of the magnitude of success that Lee Kuan Yew achieved, when he took over Singapore, per capita income was about $400 and now, in only about two generations, it exceeds $59,000.
Why is this entire region on fire?
Tribalism and sectarianism
Lebanon might need a world bank loan after all... It's in free fall before bigger development can begin
The whole holy women with white hair cashing in is atmosphere vibes.
Vibes for burrito’s future Capital resources 🌹
My daddy is the most intimidating Lebanese man you'll ever encounter.
wonderful lebanon paradise on earth beautiful nice people sunshine on others
Gold and silver and crypto .
Lebanon is heavily divided on language,religion and ideology ,i wish them the best
They all have to become Jews
@@alinurmiah6038
what?why?
@Odin Lightning Emperor
Rice bag vanity recruit spotted,RELEASE THE MILLET BAGS!
Well it's a failed state today a year later!!!
The country looks like a first class nation
I hope we all stop whining and starts to act!
All of the successful Islamic countries obeyed and accepted to be protected , learn and lead by the Christian civility.
Stupid and shallow comment
Cheers from west Africa
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Ye let’s ignore the fact that a speeding plane was spotted flying overhead before the explosion
lmao ikr
Is it so hard to accept that Lebanon is run by a group of corrupt thugs? There is no need to come up with a different explanation. The leaders are corrupt lowlifes and the explosion is but a small deed compared to the longterm damage these fcktards have inflicted upon the country. So yeah, fck your retarded conspiracy theory.
03:50 for everybody else that didn’t get triggered 😘
@@KPcpt lmaooo nice
Some ISIS and Al Qaeda workers can definitely turn around the situation!
That's what you get for enslaving the TRUE children of the Most High Yah!
But they believe in war
set the goverment on fire to generate electricity
UPDATE: It's way shittier now. Waaaaay shittier...
Trt world should teach a thing or two to its mama Trt tr :) no one can talk about gow Türkiye is becoming like lebanon not so slowly and surely
this is what hapens when france literary dictates the politics and economy. It is same with former french colonies in africa
BIJI LBANNON ! KR❤LB
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Vande mathram... I am safe in India.. Thanks to government and my armed forces..
Just don't drink the water.
Same thing may happen in India also civil war and collapsed economy.
Sounds like Hard Boiled Egg Index Surviving Zimbabwe's Hyperinflation
Israeli offences?Are you kidding me?
The government destroyed my home land
Flintstones country...
i mean... turkish currency is not much better
Thanks to sanctions
🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷control 🇱🇧🇱🇧
They wanted western style lifestyle and government well they got it.
Vandeta mask
Lebanon bankcrupt, then srilanka was next.. whos next?
@ 21:30 you talk about the western world and Arab world and Lebanon being cut off from them. What have those 2 worlds done for Lebanon in 1982? What is happening now in Lebanon is the direct result of the Israeli invasion in 1982 which damaged Lebanon beyond repair.
Send Us Free Petrol ... We send free food
Lebanon barely produces consumer goods. We import. We dont produce. Lebanon basically has no resources.
We are hopeless no help is coming.
I only 8 hours of electricity.
Where is Iran and Saudi Arabia when you need them? Come on supreme sugar daddies. Cough up some money.
So at least they dont seem to live in fear of the virus. The rest of the world had to wash our hands 8 times a day. Amazingly, look at the crowds. Just amazed. I heard Lebanon is such a beautiful country. May things get better.
Sir I'm Lebanese, I live in Lebanon and going through all this terrible situation... I'd like to tell you that when you reach to the point we have reached, it goes beyond fearing the virus, not that we don't, but what we are living makes us taken by so much more, imagine your life becomes like every day you care to survive. That's to summarize. Yes we are living in the worst time of our lives, it never was that much even through war. Now going through this feels like we are hostages in our own country by our own government, and we really need help!
True Lebanon is a beautiful country, and I hope you come visit when the situation here gets better and we have fuel for you to tour around and discover the beauty.
no lebanon doesn't need an IMF loan which will make the problem worse, they need China so they can invest in the country, create jobs, built infastructure and make it part of the belt and road so that lebanon can sustain wealth
The Lebanese people, like the rest of the world, don't have money, what they have is worthless fiat paper currency. Real money has intrinsic value. They have monopoly currency. Paper and electronic currency have no value of themselves, only what is ascribed to them by blind belief. They are intrinsically valueless. Actual money has a value because it is rare, useful, non perishable, and costs great energy to create. Gold and silver represent the energy they cost to mine and their rarity. This is why we chose them as money 5000 yesrs ago. Will we not learn before the very same happens to our facsimile currency. US dollar has lost over 95% in the last 50 years since going of the Gold convertibility and went off bi-metal Silver in the late 1870's. A bi-metal system disciplines human nature to a fixed limited useful resource as money and the coinage should have no ascribed value, only a fixed weight, allowing its percived value to float comparatively to productivity, as it will anyway There is no other way to save humans from human nature IMHO.
Wonder why no communist politician emerging...
No
More justice in this world only God in heaven justify human being.
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