Episode 94 - Collapse Happening Today (Part 1)

In past episodes we have focused on how societies collapsed historically, but what about countries that are collapsing today? This episode focuses on 3 countries (Sri Lanka, Venezuela, and Lebanon)  who are currently experiencing economic collapse and widespread humanitarian crises.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/27/sri-lanka-stops-fuel-supply-to-non-essential-services-as-crisis-worsens.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/11/how-sri-lanka-spiralled-into-crisis-and-what-happens-next

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLleZNNOa9s

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/13/timeline-of-sri-lankas-worst-economic-crisis-since-independence

https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2022/06/28/debt-crisis-looms-for-developing-countries-amid-perfect-storm

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/28/sri-lanka-rajapaksa-protests-economy-corruption/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5zxYDHwf-Y

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/why-is-lebanon-such-mess-2021-10-14/

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/05/timeline-lebanon-economic-political-dire-straits

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-religion-elections-lebanon-692e870338fc2030e877e24f36326f56

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1gUR8wM5vA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUltZmKqfmM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUltZmKqfmM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_in_Venezuela#:~:text=On%202%20June%202010%2C%20Ch%C3%A1vez,lack%20of%20maintenance%20and%20investment.

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/venezuela

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/lebanons-financial-crisis-how-it-happened-2022-01-23/

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