Saudi Arabia is a unique country at least in three specific details. One, it possesses more than a quarter of the global oil reserves, has been the largest oil producer for over half a century and is the only producer with a spare production capacity today. Two, the holiest Islamic shrines are located in Makkah and Medina placing the country in the epicenter of the Muslim sacred space. Three, it is one of the last surviving ruling monarchies and the only one that ...
