Vox
Published on Jan 23, 2018
This young prince is transforming Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

Listen to this episode of Worldly – Vox's weekly podcast on the most important foreign policy and national security stories in the world – for more context on MBS' shakeup

Mohammad bin Salman was designated as Saudi Arabia's new crown prince in June 2017. Since then, he has rapidly consolidated power and led Saudi Arabia towards some progressive reforms, such as granting women the right to drive. He also has plans to privatize certain segments of the economy, with the goal of reducing Saudi Arabia's economic dependency on oil. These changes, along with a suppression of Saudi Arabia's religious Right, could potentially begin to destabilize one of the Middle East's most powerful...

Vox
Published on Jan 23, 2018
This young prince is transforming Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

Listen to this episode of Worldly – Vox's weekly podcast on the most important foreign policy and national security stories in the world – for more context on MBS' shakeup

Mohammad bin Salman was designated as Saudi Arabia's new crown prince in June 2017. Since then, he has rapidly consolidated power and led Saudi Arabia towards some progressive reforms, such as granting women the right to drive. He also has plans to privatize certain segments of the economy, with the goal of reducing Saudi Arabia's economic dependency on oil. These changes, along with a suppression of Saudi Arabia's religious Right, could potentially begin to destabilize one of the Middle East's most powerful nations.

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