Announced in February 2022, a World Bank-sponsored redevelopment plan could finally turn Beirut Port into both an economic powerhouse and vibrant community space. Unfortunately, early signs suggest that the proposed planning and regulatory reforms risk entrenching the same corrupt management and practices that brought the port to its current nadir.

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