MbS is shrewd but also impulsive and stupid, this is not a good long term move.
At just 31 yrs. old he must have already ruffled a lot of feathers in a royal family that was used to being presided over by a succession of elderly men. But it’s a heads up to the next Generation that things are changing as some have said......likely if conflict it will be between the generations.
He has the nominal support of almost all the ruling council and is said to be favored by the Saudi religious establishment. It’s even said to be seen as positive in Israel.
This may be a reflection of the loss of popular support for the older generation that has left the Arab world in chaos.
Yeah, but most people prefer tuna.
The six kings who have ruled since 1953 have all been brothers to one another, sons of the kingdom’s founder, Ibn Saud. Of course that system could not go on forever, and I was wondering what they would do if they waited until the last son of Ibn Saud died before changing it. Apparently Salman didn’t want that to happen.
What are the “special circumstances” referred to?