Trump Launches Board Of Peace

 Trump Launches Board of Peace in Davos with 30+ Nations

The board targets Gaza's reconstruction and ceasefire first, with plans to address Ukraine and Nigeria, requiring $1 billion from permanent members as a show of commitment. Around 30-35 nations joined, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Pakistan, and Hungary, while Western allies like Germany, France, and the UK declined over concerns about Russia's potential role and UN conflicts. Trump positioned it as a stronger alternative to the United Nations, amid mixed reactions from praise for bold leadership to criticism as undermining international law.

 

What is the Board of Peace?

Trump had initially floated the Board of Peace as part of a second phase of the US-brokered 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan in September.

The United Nations Security Council backed the plan in November – giving it international legitimacy – with a mandate for the board to oversee the demilitarization and rebuilding of Gaza.

But Trump had longer-term plans. The charter draft, obtained by CNN, describes the Board of Peace as an “international organization” promoting stability, peace and governance “in areas affected or threatened by conflict.”

Trump will serve as indefinite chairman of the board, possibly holding the post beyond his second term as president, according to the charter.

The “Board of Peace” will sit above a “founding Executive Board” that includes Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Speaking at the Davos ceremony on Thursday, Kushner acknowledged at the outset that “peace is a different deal than a business deal.”

Kushner said the administration’s “master plan” for redeveloping Gaza does “not have a plan B” beyond its multi-step effort to end the war and transform the region.

The president’s son-in-law stressed that much of that plan relies on Hamas demilitarizing, and vowed that the US is “going to enforce” that part of the ceasefire agreement without providing further specifics.

But a series of slides featuring composite imagery of futuristic looking high rise buildings, new roads and energy infrastructure previewed another vision.

Trump called Gaza a “beautiful piece of property” and said he is a “real estate person at heart” when talking about reconstruction of the war-torn strip.

Who has accepted?

The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Pakistan, Turkey, Hungary, Morocco, Kosovo, Armenia, Argentina and Paraguay have accepted Trump’s invitation. As have the central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Uzbekistan, and Southeast Asian nations of Indonesia and Vietnam.

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is also on board, even though he has fumed at the inclusion of Turkish and Qatari officials on the Gaza executive board and faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court.