The Geopolitics & Power Podcast

Patrick Alley | The Investigations Of Global Witness - Blood Diamonds, Kleptocracy, Deforestation, DRC & Very Bad People

December 19, 2022 Patrick Alley Episode 49
The Geopolitics & Power Podcast
Patrick Alley | The Investigations Of Global Witness - Blood Diamonds, Kleptocracy, Deforestation, DRC & Very Bad People
Show Notes

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Patrick Alley is a cofounder of an organisation called Global Witness which weeds out abuses of corruption, the environment and human rights across the world. Patrick recently wrote a book documenting these experiences and it all starts with the illegal timber trade in South-East Asia funding the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia and making possible all the horror and violence of the Cambodian communists. 

In this chat Patrick Alley mentions…

  • Founders Story Of Global Witness
  • Illegal Timber Trading
  • Very Bad People
  • Economics Of Global Witness
  • + Much More As Well…

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  • 00:00 – Introduction.
  • 01:51 – Global Witness Founding Story Bringing Down Cambodian Communists.
  • 12:57 – Why Is There Corruption?
  • 16:05 – Illegal Timber Trading & Deforestation.
  • 22:51 – Financial Secrecy & Offshore Finance.
  • 26:57 – What Made Global Witness So Good At Investigations.
  • 36:01 – Benny Steinmetz, Dan Gertler, Imelda Marcos.
  • 56:28 – Blood Diamonds.
  • 1:06:08 – What Is The Key To Generating Media Interest?
  • 1:11:44 – Economics Of Global Witness & George Soros.
  • 1:22:13 – Is The World Getting Better? Which Issue Is Most Cancerous?
  • 1:26:11 – Serendipity In Patrick Alley’s Life.
  • 1:27:21 – Country Patrick Is Bullish On.
  • 1:29:11 – Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.

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