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The Prince’s Wound

JL;DR SUMMARY Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin explores the complex psychological and sociocultural dynamics facing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Mohammed Bin SalmanSaudi ArabiaMiddle Eastern PoliticsLegitimacyGeopolitical StrategyIslamic HistoryPsychological AnalysisShame Honor CultureMiddle Eastern RelationshipsSaudi Social Structure

Places mentioned

Mecca, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
"To rule Saudi Arabia is not merely to govern. It is to inherit the unresolved legacy of the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca,..."
Neom, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
"The futuristic promise of Neom, the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen beginning in March 2015,..."
Saudi Arabia
"...Mohammed bin Salman governs within that inheritance. His ambition is real. So is his burden."
Qatar
"...the blockade of Qatar from June 2017 to January 2021..."
United Arab Emirates
"...competition with the United Arab Emirates underscores how legitimacy pressures are projected outward."
Iran
"...in the face of Khomeinis so-called Islamic Revolution in Iran..."
Tunisia
"As the Tunisian sociologist Abdelwahab Bouhdiba observed, strong unspoken prohibitions surround leaving the maternal matrix."
Israel
"...shifting signals toward normalization with Israel,..."
Yemen
"...the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen beginning in March 2015,..."
Palestinian Territories
"After Oct. 7, Israels security failure and subsequent warincluding both the infliction of mass humiliation on Palestinians through military..."

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