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HARDtalk: Madawi Al-Rasheed: Can the Saudi Crown Prince's authority really be challenged?

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01/02/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, Madawi Al-Rasheed: Can the Saudi Crown Prince's authority really be challenged?

Stephen Sackur asks exiled activist Madawi Al-Rasheed: what next for Saudi Arabia?

Is there really any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman?

President Biden has reportedly paused arms sales to Saudi Arabia as his administration reviews relations with its long-time strategic ally. But is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman? Stephen Sackur speaks to exiled opposition activist Madawi Al-Rasheed. What next for Saudi Arabia, reform, repression, or maybe both?

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