Saudi Arabia’s ambitions beyond oil and its regional security test – Jackson Advocate

Saudi Arabia’s ambitions beyond oil and its regional security test – Jackson Advocate

By Dr. James E. Sulton Jr. JA International Correspondent For most of a century, oil has defined the Saudi Arabian economy. Then in 2016, Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman launched Vision 2030 to end that dependency by building an economy driven by private enterprise, tourism, advanced industry, and technology.  Ten years later, that visionary plan faces its hardest test. A regional war, initiated by the American and Israeli strikes on Iran in Fe…