| Saudi Arabia has been a hot bed of bad news recently. First, there was their horrifying war in Yemen, then their empty threat to start selling off U.S. debt. Most recently, the 30-year-old Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who heads the Saudi Council for Economic and Development Affairs (and also serves as defense minister) laid out a new plan, dubbed "Vision 2030," to transition the country away from selling oil.
While it may sound positive — vision! less oil! — the plan is actually pretty ominous. And without oil, the Saudi state has little else holding it together. The result could be yet another chaotic failed state in the Middle East — and this time in the home of Islam's holiest sites...............................................Full Article: Source
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