Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)
Saudi Arabia — Central Volatility Node
Mohammed bin Salman destroyed Saudi Arabia's traditional succession mechanism, purged rivals in the Ritz-Carlton, and concentrated the entire $2 trillion modernization plan on himself. The engine tracks this as a vertical autocracy with no viable successor — a single point of failure for the petrodollar architecture.
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