Qatar’s Multi-Hundred-Million Dollar Investment in Lebanon: A Closer Look at Risks and Realities

Qatar’s recent pledge to inject hundreds of millions into Lebanon’s battered electricity sector and support the return of Syrian refugees is being hailed by some as a humanitarian lifeline. But beneath the surface lies a troubling pattern that threatens both Lebanese sovereignty and regional stability—key issues for America’s national security.More Money, Same Old Failures: Why Lebanese Electricity Remains a National BurdenThe $400 million Qatar Fund for Development plans to pour into Lebanon's electricity system might sound promising, but history warns us otherwise. Lebanon's electric company has been a fiscal black hole for decades, accumulating $40 billion in losses due to...