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Tony Blair and Jared Kushner advise Donald Trump on the future of Gaza after the war

2025-08-29 15:49:16Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Tony Blair and Jared Kushner advise Donald Trump on the future of Gaza after the
Tony Blair

He has been an icon of the global left, and now he gives advice to Donald Trump. In the 90s, Tony Blair was a symbol of Cool Britannia, a young and progressive prime minister who, after 11 years of Conservative government, had led the United Kingdom into the era of globalization, the revival of pop culture and, not least, peace in Northern Ireland, with the 1998 agreements. Of course, his reputation was hurt at least by participating in the Iraq war, along with the Americans, in 2003, an unpopular election. However, the latest chapter of his life has surprised many, in a negative way: the former British prime minister is offering advice to Americans on managing the "day after" in Gaza. And, at least according to what Trump has stated so far, the plan could include displacing the civilian population.

Today Blair — who left Downing Street in 2007 and then, for eight years, was the Middle East representative of the so-called "Square", i.e. the UN, US, EU and Russia — runs a consultancy activity. "Transforming bold ideas into reality" is the motto of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, also known by its acronym TBI. In nine years of activity, he has cooperated with more than 40 governments. With about a thousand employees, an executive president, Blair, who doesn't receive a penny, and four directors who collectively receive $2 million, is a nonprofit organization. The latest balance shows revenue of about $150 million and a large expansion, with operating expenses of $152 million.

Blair's presence at the White House meeting on Gaza's future raises more than an eyebrow, but it is not the first time the institute has sparked debate. TBI deals with various topics, from climate change, artificial intelligence, to weight loss medications, and mainly its activity on the global stage provokes opposition: "There are governments and organizations with which we have decided not to cooperate," the former prime minister had explained in an interview with the Financial Times, without mentioning names. But in general, if the goal is to find solutions to global problems, any commitment is welcome.

That is why the consultations on Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, despite the alleged role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and the close cooperation with the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan, which in 2023 and 2024 have organized — with Tony Blair in the first place — climate conferences (COP 28 and 29) have been criticized. And not to mention the links with Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan accused of ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Then there are relations with Bahrain, as well as a string of controversial funding that has enriched the institute's operations, such as that of about $250 million from the foundation of Larry Ellison, the billionaire founder of Oracle, who financed Donald Trump's election campaign.

The TBI, which includes Sanna Marin, former Finnish prime minister, former British Chief of General Staff Sir Nick Carter and former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, has so far not commented on the meeting in Washington. As early as last month, it was revealed that some of its members were involved in a project, carried out by the Boston Consulting Group, that envisaged the transformation of the Gaza Strip into a "Gaza Riviera".

Plani, i paraqitur administratës Trump, përfshinte disa ishuj artificialë në shembull të Dubait dhe ndërtimin e një porti. Në atë kohë, instituti kishte theksuar se "qëllimi gjithmonë është krijimi i një vendi më të mirë për gazawi-t" dhe se as ish-kryeministri dhe as think tank-u i tij nuk kanë pranuar ose mbështetur ndonjëherë hipotezën e zhvendosjes së detyruar të popullsisë. Kur kërkohen zgjidhje, kishte theksuar një zëdhënës, "është gjithmonë më mirë të jesh i pranishëm në tryezën e negociatave, edhe vetëm për të dëgjuar", raporton Corriere della Sera.


Në përputhje me standarded JTI

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