Messages of tolerance and modernisation from Abdullah’s reshuffle, but sectarian tensions persist
Issue 848
- 27 Feb 2009
| 7 minute read
It will take more than a reshuffle to resolve the deep-seated contradictory pressures within Saudi Arabian politics and society. Even so, King Abdullah’s recent personnel changes send a powerful signal at a time of renewed succession concerns.
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