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With Saudi Arrests, Crown Prince Shows He Can Force Change. But It's Not Democracy

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh last month. "We are returning to what we were before — a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world," he said at the economic forum.

The weekend's arrests don't mean Saudi Arabia is opening up to democracy. The rulers are unelected monarchs with a record of jailing critics and minorities. But the sweep of arrests marks a change.

(Image credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)


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