Via Robert Mogielnicki in agsiw.org: These latest developmental trajectories of Neom progress far beyond the contours of its initial conception. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched Neom in 2017, quickly making the ambitious project a cornerstone of his Saudi Vision 2030 and its associated economic and social transformations. The earliest Neom plans envisioned a Saudi special economic zone incorporating Egyptian and Jordanian territory; however, the transnational dimensions of the project eventually faded away.
