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Jun 2024
42m 19s

Episode 1: Prof. Bernard Haykel

Yasmin AlKhowaiter
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Prof. Bernard Haykel, professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University and editor of Saudi Arabia in Transition, joins us for a conversation to contextualize the rapid changes happening in Saudi Arabia, the steps the Kingdom is taking to become competitive on the global stage, and the challenges we will need to overcome along the way.

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