What The Political Purge In Saudi Arabia Means

Saudi Arabia was at the center of a unprecedented political shake-up over the weekend. First, the prime minister of Lebanon resigned while in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. Then, in a show of force, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had several princes and top officials in the country arrested and detained — his actions being described by state TV as an "anti-corruption crackdown."

Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with Rami Khouri (@RamiKhouri), professor at the American University of Beirut and a senior fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.