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Friday, April 15, 2011

The House of Saud won't wake up

The House of Saud won't wake up

Saudi Arabia's fears of Iran and a Shi'ite awakening have become an obsession matched only by its opposition to democratization itself. Even as Riyadh builds a coalition of Sunni states against Iran, social change means autocracy as an institution is doomed. Much of the world is now aware of that, yet the House of Saud is having a hard time waking up and smelling the coffee. - Brian M Downing

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