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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: Crude awakening: How MBS wields Saudi Arabia’s oil power
Description: Saudi Arabia is experiencing a once in a lifetime moment of transformation, funded by their control over the world's oil supply. The nation is taking risks on a global scale like never before – and the ‘maverick’ prince Mohammed bin Salman, stands at the forefront of this change of strategy. Arthur Snell sits down with Bradley Hope, co-author of Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power to try and understand the ruler of Saudi Arabia.Â
“He went from completely unknown with no power or authority to the ruler of Saudiu Arabia through some cavalier and cunning a...