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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: Saudi Arabia’s Problems-Not Just a Pandemic and Economics but Geopolitics Too
Description: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may feel that the global pandemic and its economic fallout are the more immediate of his problems as the kingdom gradually lifts restrictions put in place to stymie the spread of the coronavirus.However, looming large on the horizon is a potential rift with the United States as a result of the kingdom’s price war with Russia that contributed to the collapse of oil markets and an existential crisis for America’s shale industry.