Chatted with former Prime Minister Tony Blair about: * What he tells the dozens of world leaders who come seek advice from him * What he learned from Lee Kuan Yew * Intelligence agencies track record on Iraq & Ukraine * How much of a PM’s time is actually spent governing * What will AI’s July 1914 moment look like from inside the cabinet Enjoy! 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 * Transcript: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/tony-blair * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tony-blair-life-of-a-pm-the-deep-state-lee-kuan/id1516093381?i=1000660321397 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Cw5hF5dUyMFHdxXuSe3Wp * Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐒 * Prelude Security is the world’s leading cyber threat management automation platform. Prelude Detect quickly transforms threat intelligence into validated protections so organizations can know with certainty that their defenses will protect them against the latest threats. Prelude is backed by Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, The MITRE Corporation, CrowdStrike, and other leading investors. Learn more here: www.preludesecurity.com/speed * This episode is brought to you by Stripe, financial infrastructure for the internet. Millions of companies from Anthropic to Amazon use Stripe to accept payments, automate financial processes and grow their revenue. Learn more here: https://stripe.com/ If you’re interested in advertising on the podcast, check out: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/advertise 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒