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'For the Record’: How Cheap Oil Could Lead to More Unrest in the Middle East
September 17, 2015
The price of a barrel of oil has plummeted since July, allowing millions of Americans to fill their gas tanks for less than $2 per gallon this summer.
However, that cheap price at the pump could lead to a major wave of unrest in the Middle East; the kingdom of Saudi Arabia depends on oil revenues to control their people and hold enemies at bay.
This For the Record short investigates how cheap gas prices could end in a “Revolt in Riyadh.”
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