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Date(s) - 03/18/2026
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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ESIA 505

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Middle East Policy Forum

Please join the Middle East Policy Forum for Karen Elliott House’s discussion about her book, The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed Bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia.

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and former Wall Street Journal publisher Karen Elliott House has gained unprecedented insights into Saudi Arabia and its controversial leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), through her more than forty years of experience covering the Arab kingdom.

House reveals a leader who, like Peter the Great, is a reformer determined to modernize his kingdom but also an autocrat who jails political opponents and rival princes to assure his grip on power. Drawing on extensive interviews with the Crown Prince, his royal relatives, and his inner ring of advisors, The Man Who Would Be King explains in full what shaped the man who is reshaping Saudi Arabia.

The Man Who Would Be King reveals MBS in all his complexities, from his rise to power and his vision for the future of his Kingdom, to his ruthless maneuvers to project power—a shrewd broker working to seal a viable deal with Israel and bring peace to Gaza while he cuts oil supplies to manipulate Western politics. It is an unprecedented and much needed in-depth portrait of the leader who will be a major player on the world stage for the next half century.

You can participate in the conversation with Karen Elliott House in-person or virtually. The event is open to the public and the media. If you are interested, copies of The Man Who Would Be King will be available for purchase at the event.