Not a Trump Anomaly: The Board of Peace and America’s Crisis-Driven Power Plays

Not a Trump Anomaly: The Board of Peace and America’s Crisis-Driven Power Plays


At the Davos launch, Trump reinforced this carefully crafted illusion, boasting of America’s supposed historic leadership in bringing peace, praising alleged unprecedented diplomatic breakthroughs, and presenting the Board of Peace as a neutral, benevolent mechanism capable of stabilizing the world’s most volatile regions. The Board of Peace – a by-invitation-only political club controlled entirely by Trump himself – is increasingly taking shape as a new geopolitical reality in which the United States imposes itself as the self-appointed caretaker of global affairs, beginning with genocide-devastated Gaza, and explicitly positioning itself as an alternative to the United Nations. Its principal architect, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was determined that the new institution would secure the structural dominance of the United States, most notably through the Security Council and the veto system, ensuring Washington’s decisive influence over global affairs.

Author: Ramzy Baroud


Published at: 2026-02-02 00:00:05

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