Main content

Is it Saudi's century?

With vast financial resources and a new found desire to engage in regional and global diplomacy, Saudi Arabia has got the world's attention. But just how powerful can it become?

With vast financial resources and a new found desire to engage in regional and global diplomacy, Saudi Arabia has got the world's attention. But just how powerful can it become?

David Aaronovitch talks to:

Frank Gardner, 麻豆社 Security Correspondent
Quinn Slobodian, Professor of History at Wellesley College and author of Crack-Up Capitalism
Simon Chadwick, Professor of sport and geopolitical economy at Skema Business School in Paris
Cinzia Bianco, visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations
Safa al-Ahmad, Saudi journalist and documentary maker

Produced by: Ben Carter, Diane Richardson and Kirsteen Knight
Edited by: Richard Vadon
Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown and Sophie Hill

Available now

29 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Aug 2023 11:00

Broadcasts

  • Thu 3 Aug 2023 20:00
  • Fri 4 Aug 2023 11:00
  • Sat 5 Aug 2023 11:00

Podcast