Trump's Board of Peace: 'An attempt to replace existing international institutions like the UN'

Gavin Lee welcomes international lawyer, mediator, and negotiator Nomi Bar‑Yaacov who offers a cautious, critical assessment of Trump's Board of Peace. Ms. Bar‑Yaacov argues the structure masks a deeper political intent: to bypass multilateral institutions like the UN and consolidate power within a closed circle of transactional, and often autocratic, actors. Rather than a genuine architecture for peace, she paints it as an "Apprentice"-inspired power structure: highly centralised, unaccountable, and dangerously divorced from the needs and voices of the people it claims to serve.

Feb 2, 2026 - 03:00
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Trump's Board of Peace: 'An attempt to replace existing international institutions like the UN'
Gavin Lee welcomes international lawyer, mediator, and negotiator Nomi Bar‑Yaacov who offers a cautious, critical assessment of Trump's Board of Peace. Ms. Bar‑Yaacov argues the structure masks a deeper political intent: to bypass multilateral institutions like the UN and consolidate power within a closed circle of transactional, and often autocratic, actors. Rather than a genuine architecture for peace, she paints it as an "Apprentice"-inspired power structure: highly centralised, unaccountable, and dangerously divorced from the needs and voices of the people it claims to serve.

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