Over the course of three years since his father became king, bin Salman has ruthlessly consolidated control over the kingdom's economic and security power centers.
His iron grip was never firmer than over the last two months, during the House inquiry that concluded Wednesday with Mr. Trump's impeachment on charges of abuse of power and obstructing Congress.
Under the iron rule of General Porfirio Diaz, established in 1876 and maintained with only a short break until 1911, Mexico had become increasingly attractive to our business men.
On Monday, Apple faces a trial that could have upend its iron-control over its App Store, which brings billions of dollars each year while feeding more than 1.6 billion iPhones, iPads and other devices.
And now, down those same long marble corridors where Saddam once ruled with an iron grip is the office of al-Abadi, who has been charged with creating a prosperous country out of postwar Iraq.