Meghan L. O'Sullivan, Columnist

In Saudi Shakeup, Economics Tops Counterterrorism

The new crown prince has an eye to the future, but the old one was a loyal friend of the West.

June 21, 2017 at 1:45 PM UTC

Meghan L. O’Sullivan is a professor of international affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the North American chair of the Trilateral Commission, she served on the National Security Council from 2004 to 2007.

Start of a beautiful friendship?
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The latest big news out of the Middle East is that Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ousted the crown prince and installed his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, in that position. While the world waits to see more of the reaction from Saudis and others in the region, a few quick thoughts come to my mind.

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