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Nicholas Burns, US Ambassador to NATO, 2001-2005 and Madawi Al-Rasheed, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics

Stephen Sackur speaks to Saudi academic Madawi Al-Rasheed and former senior US diplomat, Nicholas Burns. Is Mohammad Bin Salman taking his kingdom down a dangerous path?

The Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Amid a welter of speculation and lurid allegations, a cloud of suspicion now hangs over the Saudi government. The record of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, the Kingdom's de facto ruler, suggests a determination to silence all criticism. Stephen Sackur speaks to Saudi academic Madawi Al-Rasheed and former senior US diplomat, Nicholas Burns. Is 'MBS' taking his kingdom down a dangerous path?

30 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Madawi al-Rasheed
Interviewed Guest Nicholas Burns

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