What to expect from Saudi crown prince's first trip abroad as heir

Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow at the Brooking Institute and author of "Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States since FDR," tells Axios the Saudis will avoid questions on the war in Yemen, as well as "awkward and embarrassing questions about Gulf money trails" to Jared Kushner.

• Per Riedel: "A crucial issue for the Saudi Prince is the status of Kushner, who has been the palace’s main interlocutor."
• When the Prince gets to the U.K., Riedel says to expect "demonstrations against the Saudi war in Yemen."

Middle East Institute expert on Saudi Arabia, Tom Lippman, told Axios the trip will mostly be "ritual theater," including a "big welcome, restatement of mutual support, maybe a few deals."

Prince Mohammad also wants to make the case that Saudi Arabia is reforming, and an attractive destination for foreign investment, per Reuters.

Worth noting: Sens. Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy, and Mike Lee introduced a resolution last week that would pull U.S. support from Saudi Arabia in Yemen.