Tag: Mohammad bin Salman
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The Good Dictator? Mohammed bin Salman’s Quest to Balance Progress and Repression
Saudi Arabia mirrors China’s authoritarian modernization, but its deep cultural conservatism complicates MBS’s vision.
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Saudi Arabia’s Neom Project, the Howeitat Conflict and Tribe-State Relations
The case of the Howeitat’s division over the Neom project portends a decidedly weaker role for tribes and kinship groups in Mohammed bin Salman’s “new Saudi Arabia.”
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Interview – Anoush Ehteshami
Prof. Ehteshami talks about his latest book on Iran, the MENA region’s relationship with East Asia, the impact of sanctions on Iran, and the resurgence of Saudi Arabia.
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Authoritarian Reformism in Saudi Arabia
With Vision 2030, the Saudi administration emulates previous successes in a renegotiation of the social contract within the Kingdom that preserves authoritarian rule.
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Saudi-Iranian Relations after the Rise of Mohammad Bin Salman
Whilst Saudi Arabia is experiencing existential transformations in political and social life, the Middle East faces an increasingly precarious period.
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Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’: Will It Save Or Sink the Middle East?
‘Vision 2030’ is a Janus-faced transformational program. It is poised to mildly or hardly shake up the Middle East, whether it fails or succeeds.