Saudi Arabia In Transition After King Abdullah's Death

Published January 23, 2015 at 12:06 PM EST

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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud speaks with the U.S. Secretary of State during a meeting at the King's desert encampment on January 5, 2014 in Rawdat al-Khuraim. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia has a new king. The former Crown Prince Salman assumed the throne today after his half brother, King Abdullah, died this morning at the age of 90.

Here & Now’s Robin Young talks to Yochi Dreazen, managing editor of Foreign Policy, about King Abdullah’s legacy, the transition and the challenges facing the new king.

Guest

Yochi Dreazen, managing editor of Foreign Policy. He tweets @yochidreazen.