Tuesday, April 16, 2013

In Saudi Arabia, Need for Continuity Makes Stability Likely

World Politics Review,  June 25 2012

The sudden death last week  of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Nayyif, the heir apparent to King Abdullah, caught many by surprise. But the latest royal shuffle, which sees Prince Salman becoming the new crown prince, and the even bigger transition expected to occur in the near future given the poor health of the 88-year-old king will likely feature far greater continuity and stability than the political transformations occurring in Egypt and other Arab countries....