10-19-2018, 12:20 PM
(10-19-2018, 11:36 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Yeah, if MBS doesn't care what the rest of the world thinks of him, the hole in his pocket is going to swiftly continue widening until its completely empty.I had not heard of that.
Saudi Arabia desperately needs to diversify its economy so as not to be so reliant on fuel only.
MBS's whole strategy was to convince the world (and its investors) that he was committed to cleaning up corruption and leading his country in a more progressive direction in terms of civil liberties and human rights.
But, his actions are sending precisely the opposite message and have already discouraged investment and eroded goodwill with other countries.
Facilitating a power coup was was a bold and questionable way to start the reform process, but a lot of people gave him the benefit of the doubt.
Kidnapping the Prime Minister of Lebanon was outrageous, but there was very little outrage expressed (at least I didn't read much about it).
Ordering and/or covering up the assassination of a journalist because he was advocating for more and truer reform is hopefully the last straw for MBS, people do not seem willing to let it slide.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/sau...58171.html