The climate of fear will only get worse – and that’s down to Saudi Arabia

The low price of oil is a serious problem for Saudi Arabia. But as Peter Frankopan explains, it should also be a serious worry for us too.

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Saudi Arabia needs oil revenue to keep its youngsters on the road

As Western leaders grapple with how best to respond to the attacks in Paris last week, few doubt that we are living in an age of fear and uncertainty. The bad news is that things are more likely to get worse than to get better. There are several reasons for that, but one of the main ones is the fragility of a key player in the Middle East Saudi Arabia.

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Dr Peter Frankopan is director of the Centre for Byzantine Research at Oxford University, and author of The First Crusade: The Call from the East, published by Bodley Head (£6.99).