Dominic Raab will warn democracy is “in retreat” around the world as he sets out why the UK still must play a major role on the global stage.
The Foreign Secretary will use a speech to warn that democracies and the institutions that underpin them are facing the greatest threat since the end of the Cold War.
Mr Raab’s speech at the US Aspen Security Forum will set out the UK’s new foreign policy approach.
“Democracy is in retreat,” Mr Raab will warn. “This decade, the combined GDP of autocratic regimes is expected to exceed the combined GDP of the world’s democracies, but think about what that means for a second.
“Tyranny is richer than freedom, and that matters to us here at home.
“Because stable, freedom-respecting democracies are much less likely to go to war, house terrorists or trigger large-scale flows of migrants, and they are generally, not always but generally, easier to trade with, and easier to co-operate with to solve our shared problems.”
He will say the UK must be a “force for good” in the world “because without power, without economic, military, diplomatic, cultural clout, we can do nothing”.
Mr Raab will say: “The Integrated Review provides a road map, guided by our moral compass, our history, and our present day mission as a force for good in the world.
“From our inventors to our entrepreneurs, from our diplomats and aid experts to our brave armed forces, all the people involved in delivering global Britain share the unifying sense that we are part of a shared planet.
“We believe that we can and should help alleviate the worst suffering in the world, that we have a moral responsibility and an indivisible stake in our planet, our global economy, our global ecosystem and the conditions of peace and stability that underpin them.”
Many pointed out what they seen as hypocrisy at a time when the UK has inflicted some of the toughest restrictions to citizens lives – Dr Mike Galsworthy wrote on Twitter saying: “Fair play. That’s top-level trolling right there.” In regards to Mr Raab’s comments.
Another Twitter user under the name Voyager wrote saying: “Well it’s certainly in retreat in UK thanks to Johnson & co.”
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