On the 80th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence, Paris must end its foreign policy of cultivating Lebanese political factionalism, argues Leonora Monson.
![A man waves a Lebanese flag with fake blood smeared on it at a protest to commemorate the third anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. [William Christou - TNA]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2023-08/lebanon%20flag.JPG?h=933dc2c7&itok=oWi9OWCe)
![Mirna Habbouche, a 39-year old accountant, stands on her balcony in the Karantina neighbourhood of Beirut. [William Christou - TNA]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2023-08/mirna.jpg?h=4f3b52d2&itok=ezcAV5tV)
