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The Saudi Kingdom presents a rare, honest, and insightful analysis of Saudi Arabia's political stability in light of the mounting domestic and international challenges facing the country today. Directly addressing Saudi Arabia's inert monarchical ruling system, its foundational alliance with the Wahhabi establishment, and its increasingly dangerous environment populated with a diverse set of enemies, Ali Shihabi, a Saudi banker and political analyst, looks at the prospects for the survival of this difficult-to-penetrate monarchy and suggests ideas for reform that may help it better withstand the turbulent winds of change. Ali Shihabi is a Saudi citizen and a former banker. He founded the Rasmala Investment Bank in 1999 and served as its chairman until 2011. Prior to that, he was chairman of the Board Management Committee of Saudi Hollandi Bank for a period of over ten years. A graduate of Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in political science, he earned his MBA at Harvard Business School.He sits on the Executive Committee of the Saudi British Chamber of Commerce and has served as a member of the advisory board of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University. The Saudi Kingdom is Ali Shihabi's second book. His first was a work of political fiction called Arabian War Games published in 2012.

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