Is it Saudi's century?

Published: Aug. 3, 2023, 7:30 p.m.

With vast financial resources and a new found desire to engage in regional and global diplomacy, Saudi Arabia has got the world's attention. But just how powerful can it become?

David Aaronovitch talks to:

Frank Gardner, BBC Security Correspondent \nQuinn Slobodian, Professor of History at Wellesley College and author of Crack-Up Capitalism\nSimon Chadwick, Professor of sport and geopolitical economy at Skema Business School in Paris\nCinzia Bianco, visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations \nSafa al-Ahmad, Saudi journalist and documentary maker

Produced by: Ben Carter, Diane Richardson and Kirsteen Knight\nEdited by: Richard Vadon\nSound Engineer: Rod Farquhar\nProduction co-ordinator: Brenda Brown and Sophie Hill