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The Fragile Future of Reform in Saudi Arabia

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is working to change many faces of his kingdom’s society, but some experts wonder whether he can keep a grip on power.
Source: Charles Platiau / Reuters

These are heady times in Saudi Arabia, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pursues a series of changes—including liberalization in some areas, such as allowing women to drive, and crackdowns in others, through detention or imprisonment of activists.

The pace of change, as well as in some precincts of the Western media, has

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