Any vision of true transformation must emphasise generational change in the Saudi workforce and society.
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Faisal Abualhassan is a researcher at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies.
Any vision of true transformation must emphasise generational change in the Saudi workforce and society.
Talk of a Saudi-led Sunni alliance against an Iranian Shia crescent is an oversimplification of reality.