30 Oct 2018

MbS: The New Saddam Of Arabia?

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As Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) has terrorized his opponents at home and abroad, fear has spread within the Saudi kingdom. Has he become the new Saddam of Arabia? As Iraq’s Saddam Hussein did in the 1980s, MbS is cementing his … Read More
4 Oct 2018

Could Saudi Arabia Become the Middle East’s Next Failed State?

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Ibn Khaldun—the famous Tunisian historian, geographer and social theorist—believed that decadence leads to collapse for Muslim dynasties. Such a scenario may be playing out with the Saudis, reports Daniel Lazare. Reports are growing that Muhammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s hyperactive … Read More