Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson has been employed by the Heart for European Coverage Evaluation (CEPA), a Washington, DC think-tank notoriously bankrolled by the US authorities, NATO and Western navy contractors.
Johnson will likely be a member of CEPA’s Worldwide Management Council, described as “a high-level advisory group,” the think-tank introduced this week.
In response to CEPA’s head Alina Polyakova, Johnson’s “dedication to Ukraine’s victory” makes him an “invaluable addition to this distinguished group of thought leaders,” at what she described as a “pivotal second for the transatlantic alliance.”
Johnson himself issued an announcement in regards to the transfer, calling the “transatlantic bond” extra vital than ever, “not only for the liberty and independence of Ukraine however for freedom internationally.”
CEPA describes itself as a “nonprofit, nonpartisan, public coverage establishment” that’s “targeted on strengthening the transatlantic alliance.” Amongst its fellows and consultants are former Economist editor and anti-RT crusader Edward Lucas; former US envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker; and former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
The think-tank’s personal web site lists amongst its major supporters military-industrial complicated firms akin to BAE Programs, Lockheed Martin and Leonardo, in addition to NATO, the US State Division and the US European Command.
Johnson has been one of many loudest champions of Kiev within the West, infamously torpedoing the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in April 2022. In response to Ukrainian media, Johnson made a shock go to to Kiev and knowledgeable the federal government that it could lose all help from the West if it made peace with Moscow.
Simply three months later, in July, Johnson confronted a cupboard revolt over appointing a celebration official accused of sexual misconduct. He introduced his resignation as prime minister and stepped down in September 2022. In June this 12 months, Johnson additionally resigned because the member of Parliament for Uxbridge & South Ruislip, a put up he’d held since 2015, citing the parliamentary investigation into the so-called Partygate scandal associated to misconduct in the course of the Covid-19 lockdowns. His subsequent public look was a visit to Ukraine in September, the place he was acquired by President Vladimir Zelensky and granted an honorary doctorate from the Lviv Nationwide College.
