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Saudi: A power to reckon with

Macharia Munene

Several countries are emerging as second-tier global powers because they have assertive leadership that deliberately seek recognition as major geopolitical players.

Among them is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a World War I product out of the decaying Ottoman Empire in the Middle East which had sided with Germany.

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