Board of Peace: Donald Trump Establishes a New International Architecture

Announced and officially launched in January 2026 in Davos, the Board of Peace is an international initiative led by US President Donald Trump, presented as a new tool for stabilizing conflict zones, with a stated priority: the post-conflict reconstruction and governance of Gaza. Conceived as a rapid and pragmatic framework for action, this Board aims to propose an alternative — or a complement — to traditional multilateral mechanisms, particularly those of the UN, which are deemed too complex.

According to its founding charter, the Board aims to promote lasting peace, re-establish functional governance structures, secure fragile territories, and foster economic and institutional reconstruction. The emphasis is on political solutions framed by state actors, with a strong results-oriented approach, rather than on lengthy traditional diplomatic negotiations.

The particularity of the Board lies in its highly centralized governance structure. Donald Trump is its president and retains a decisive role in strategic direction, charter interpretation, and member selection. An executive committee, composed of leading political figures and international advisors, assists him in conducting its work.

Membership in the Board is by invitation, not on a universal basis. Member states notably include the United States, Israel, several Gulf countries, Central and Eastern European states, as well as some Latin American and Caucasian countries. States are represented at a high level and participate in decisions, with a voting system where the president retains an arbitration role. Significant financial contributions can grant enhanced, or even quasi-permanent, status.

Since its launch, the Board has provoked strong reactions. Its proponents see it as a more flexible and effective instrument for addressing crises that have been deadlocked for years. Its detractors, on the other hand, denounce it as a personalized, politically charged initiative, likely to bypass existing multilateral institutions and create a restricted club of aligned countries.

Regardless, the Board of Peace is already establishing itself as a new political and diplomatic actor, revealing a moment of recomposition of the international order, where claimed effectiveness comes into tension with the traditional principles of multilateralism.