The outline of Trump’s “board of peace” which has emerged in the past few days is a long way from the body that the council thought it was endorsing. Two months on, there is not a single mention of Gaza in the “board of peace” charter sent out to national capitals. That document instead portrays the board as a permanent fixture to promote peace and good governance across the world. The board would therefore have mechanisms to extend the ceasefire in Gaza, and in theory to bring peace, governance and reconstruction to the territory. A board of peace with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a candidate member is very unlikely to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine.

Source: Taipei Times January 22, 2026 17:07 UTC