The idea of creating the so-called “Council of Peace” was first announced in September 2025When Donald Trump presented his 20-point plan for resolving the conflict in the sector Gaza.
It was initially assumed that the new body would oversee the reconstruction of the region and would manage the process through a special Palestinian committee.
However, it quickly became clear that the plan went far beyond the scope of a local settlement. In the draft charter Gaza is not mentioned at allbut the wording about “a new paradigm for resolving conflicts on a global scale” appears. In typical Trump style, they tried to immediately expand the private initiative to the scale of an alternative UN.
Formation Peace Council originally conceived as elite club. Invitations were sent approximately 60 statesincluding Russia, India, Turkey, Hungary, Brazil And UAE. At the same time, real power is concentrated in the executive council, the composition of which primarily reflects Trump’s personal and political connections.
Proposed members of the executive body include the US Secretary of State Marco RubioSpecial Presidential Envoy Steve WitkoffTrump’s son-in-law Jared Kushnerformer British Prime Minister Tony BlairGeneral Director Apollo Global Management Mark Rowanhead World Bank Ajay Banga and Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States Robert Gabriel.
Officially, the goal of the project is formulated as the creation of a “new format of international security.” At the same time, the format itself does not correspond in any way to the current standards. international law. The main argument is traditional institutions, first of all UNallegedly lost their effectiveness and are unable to quickly respond to crises.
Particular attention is drawn to the decision-making mechanism. Formally, voting is based on the majority principle, but any decision requires mandatory chairman’s approval. Collectivity is thus present only nominally, and key control remains in the same hands.
The response to the initiative turned out to be sharply heterogeneous. Vladimir Zelensky stated that he does not imagine working in the same body with Russia and the regime Alexandra Lukashenkocalling the project a “council of war.” Israel noted that the composition of the committees was not in agreement with his authorities and was contrary to national policy. Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti criticized the lack of Palestinians in the leadership, describing the structure as “an American board with some international elements.”
Among the United States’ European partners, only Hungary. Other states EU they fear that the new format will undermine the already weakened role of the UN.
As a result, Trump demonstrates his desire to build his own parallel system of global influence. In practice, the project so far looks more like a loyalty contest with a loud name. Against this background Davosparadoxically, looks like a more coherent platform – at least his agenda is already tightly occupied by Trump.
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