U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the G7 Summit in Canada on June 16, 2025 (Official White House Photo by Daniel Toro/Flickr)
In September 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump proposed an intergovernmental organized that would be called the Board of Peace and led by the United States. And its stated goal was to "promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict" — including Gaza.
Around 60 countries were invited to join, and Trump announced its formation on his Truth Social platform on January 15. But according to Bloomberg News reporters Alex Wickham and Alberto Nardelli, the Board of Peace is "off to a rough start" — as it is being "questioned by Europe, criticized by Israel and celebrated by friends of the Kremlin."
"Trump wants the full constitution and remit of the committee signed in Davos on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter," Wickham and Nardelli report in an article published on January 19. "But some elements of the small print have left invitees wondering whether to accept."
Trump is demanding that countries pay $1 billion in U.S. currency in order to join — a demand that, according to Wickham and Nardelli "blindsided world leaders and left many bewildered."
"Potential members of the board — conceived last year as a Trump-headed body to oversee the redevelopment of post-war Gaza — began to filter out over the weekend," the Bloomberg News reporters explain. "Invitees include world leaders from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Much of the concern centers on the wording of the peace board's charter, seen by Bloomberg, which appears to place its ultimate decision-making power with Trump."
Wickham and Nardelli continue, "That raises many questions — not least over where the payments for long-term membership would go, the people said…. Argentina's Javier Milei confirmed he'll become a founding member and Italy's Giorgia Meloni has pitched herself as a mediator who is 'ready to do our part.' Former British premier Tony Blair, who was appointed as an executive to the board, is playing a key role behind the scenes along with Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the people familiar with the situation added."
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