But Mr. Blinken has something that Mr. Raab does not — a close relationship with his boss. Mr. Blinken has been a longtime foreign policy adviser to President Biden, while Mr. Raab challenged Mr. Johnson for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 2019. While it was Mr. Raab who took the fall on Wednesday, his travails were a setback for Mr. Johnson as well. For a prime minister eager to showcase a new “Global Britain,” Afghanistan was a humbling episode. “We boast about Global Britain, but where is Global Britain on the streets of Kabul?” Mr. Johnson’s predecessor, Theresa May, said in a biting address in Parliament last month.

Source: New York Times September 15, 2021 12:18 UTC