Behind the Kingdom’s Veil: Inside the New Saudi Arabia Under Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is a rare look within the walls of one of the world’s most secretive countries by Susanne Koelbl, a veteran journalist who lived there. Victor McFarland’s Oil Powers: A History of the U.S. Saudi Alliance examines the deep ties binding the two countries in their close but often troubled alliance. And in Guantánamo Diary, Mohamedou Slahi recounts his 14-year ordeal as a detainee at Guantánamo Bay, during which he was never charged with a crime.
