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Tony Blair, adviser to authoritarian countries

2024-01-03 15:59:32Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Tony Blair, adviser to authoritarian countries
Tony Blair

After leaving active politics in Britain, Tony Blair has served as an adviser to governments and international organizations. Former Prime Minister of Britain for 10 consecutive years and Labor leader for 13 years, Blair founded the Institute for Global Change, which has been paid for by various governments around the world.

But as it extends its influence around the world, Blair's organization does not say no to countries that have been pointed to a history of human rights abuses.

Two of the governments recently revealed to be clients of the Blair Institute are that of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain.

The Institute for Global Change - of which Blair is unpaid executive chairman - began working with Bahrain's leadership over the past 12 months on a program of modernization, despite Bahrain being often referred to as a country where human rights are openly abused.

Also, Blair's organization was paid by Saudi Arabia after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Meanwhile, in parallel, the organization provides support to the COP28 leadership team.

The president of the event held in December was Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, who is also the chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. Blair was among those who welcomed his appointment.

Blair's staff have helped draft the Gulf kingdom's Vision 2030, a modernization program led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Blair's organization had a turnover of $111 million in 2022 for government advisory work, while in the previous year the turnover was $75 million.

Blair founded the institute as a "new political platform to replenish the broad space in the middle of politics" aimed at combating a "frightening authoritarian populism" that, he said, was at the time undermining the West's faith in democracy. /Respublica.al


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