The sudden appearance of 35-year-old Mohammed bin Salman stunned the world. He spoke passionately about bringing women into the workforce and modifying Saudi Arabia's restrictive Islamic laws. He overturned the ban on women driving and sought investm ...
The sudden appearance of 35-year-old Mohammed bin Salman stunned the world. He spoke passionately about bringing women into the workforce and modifying Saudi Arabia's restrictive Islamic laws. He overturned the ban on women driving and sought investments in Silicon Valley.
But his brutal accusations and extreme excesses, such as the fact that he had ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, made his good deeds pale and pushed him to the sidelines. While he destroyed his opponents for months by keeping 300 people, including prominent members of the Saudi royal family, in the Ritz Carlton Hotel and other places, he continues to display his extraordinary wealth in an extreme way.
"Blood and Oil" is an important work of investigative journalism about one of the world's most decisive and dangerous new leaders. In this book, the authors show how MBS's sudden rise coincided with a simple trade-off that has dominated US-Saudi relations for more than 80 years: oil, for military protection. Famous American bankers, Hollywood figures, and famous politicians are involved in his network, all eager to help the charming and cunning crown prince.
The Middle East is currently a volatile region. Add to the mix an ambitious prince with superpowers, a hunger for profit, a close relationship with the White House via President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and an apparent desire to break anything — and anyone — that gets in his way.
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