Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is one example of this ideology in practice. Political parties are banned, and there are no national elections for legislative bodies. Power is concentrated in the royal family, and freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion are severely curtailed. The Saudi economy is dominated by oil (via the giant state-run enterprise Saudi Aramco). While the government exerts heavy control over this key sector and provides massive welfare and subsidies to citizens, there is also a growing private sector, foreign investment, and attempts at diversification (Vision 2030).