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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 mentionsโฆ
- Founders Story Of Global Witness
- Illegal Timber Trading
- Very Bad People
- Economics Of Global Witness
- + Much More As Wellโฆ
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- 00:00 โ Introduction.
- 01:36 โ Global Witness Founding Story Bringing Down Cambodian Communists.
- 12:42 โ Why Is There Corruption?
- 15:50 โ Illegal Timber Trading & Deforestation.
- 22:36 โ Financial Secrecy & Offshore Finance.
- 26:42 โ What Made Global Witness So Good At Investigations.
- 35:46 โ Benny Steinmetz, Dan Gertler, Imelda Marcos.
- 56:13 โ Blood Diamonds.
- 1:05:53 โ What Is The Key To Generating Media Interest?
- 1:11:29 โ Economics Of Global Witness & George Soros.
- 1:21:58 โ Is The World Getting Better? Which Issue Is Most Cancerous?
- 1:25:56 โ Serendipity In Patrick Alleyโs Life.
- 1:27:06 โ Country Patrick Is Bullish On.
- 1:28:56 โ Conversation Between Any Two People Of History.
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