Re: Lets face facts
I think it was a fascinating interval around the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Revolution and the two World Wars.. And a wily King in exile seizing an opportunity to take Riyadh, thanks to some poor tree surgery and 40 helpers. Thus ending 700 years of Hashemite rule.. Then consolidating the Kingdom, and of course oil. But still relatively recent and there's been a loooong history of tribal conflicts and shenanigans.
Which I think is part of the problem, ie that's still ongoing & MbS has to walk a tightrope of reforming & diversifying the Kingdom without getting overthrown. Nobody really wants to see Saudi turning into another Libya, which could easily happen... Or pressure leading to a holy war with Iran. Fundamentalists in Saudi don't like some of the reforms, or perceived Western influences and corruption.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
