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Lebanon is in a state of waiting — waiting for a multitude of developments that might be a long time coming, and, in the process, lead the country into a constitutional vacuum.
Since an internal agreement about the main issues of Lebanon’s social contract and foreign policy has failed to materialize, the country’s heartbeat has become linked to the pace of the multitude of crises that continue to ravage the region. The role of state institutions has gradually been eroded in terms of ensuring stability, as well as making policies and important decisions, which have been relegated to regional powers that sponsor local political entities.
