The Autocrat's Ascent. (cover story)

The article discusses a visit by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the U.S. and modernization and authoritarianism in Saudi Arabia. Emphasis is given to topics such as Bin Salman's meetings with political and business leaders to seek support and foreign funds for his reforms, his consolidation of power in royal succession, the reform of extremist religious ideology, and Saudi Arabia's geopolitical strategy against Iran.