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The Despot’s Architects: inside MBS’s Regime of Fear and the rise of Turki Al-Sheikh

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Ref: AD-2801

Summary: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) transformed Saudi Arabia from a family-run system to a one-man show, centralising power and ruling through fear. His trusted lieutenants, notably Turki Al-Sheikh, now wield immense, unaccountable power, implementing controversial policies and persecuting critics with impunity.



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