Tony Blair has been propelled to the forefront of US peace efforts for the Israel-Hamas war, a move that highlights his controversial Middle East legacy, particularly his role in the 2003 Iraq invasion.
Yet, in Kosovo, he is revered as a hero. As prime minister, Blair, alongside then-US President Bill Clinton, played a pivotal role in forming an international coalition. This group conducted 1999 airstrikes to end Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's crackdown on independence-seeking ethnic Albanians.
