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

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 2:06 a.m.

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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\\u2019s 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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