In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Frederick Deknatel discuss the regional implications of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s power grab in Saudi Arabia.

For the Report, Jillian Kestler-d’Amours talks with Peter Dörrie about the enduring legacy of slavery in Mauritania as well as new grass-roots efforts to address the social and legal inequalities still faced by descendants of slaves—and root out slavery where it is still being practiced in that country.

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Relevant Articles on WPR:

• ‘We Are Not Yet Free’: Living in Slavery’s Shadow in Mauritania
• The Drums of War Are Beating From the Persian Gulf to the Korean Peninsula
• Can Saudi Arabia Bridge Its Generation Gap?
• Slovakia Tries to Mask Its ‘Oligarchic Democracy’ With Strong EU Ties

Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie.

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Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. Listeners of the Trend Lines podcast who would like to read more from World Politics Review can sign up for our free twice-weekly email newsletter here. To send feedback or questions, email us at [email protected].