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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adam Gabbatt

Why most democracies won’t touch Trump’s Board of Peace

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Donald Trump holds a signed resolution as he attends a charter announcement for his Board of Peace in Davos, Switzerland, on 22 January 2026. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Hey, do you like peace? Oh, cool, you do? Then, how about we establish a group of countries, all committed to that concept, working together to create global harmony? No, not the one that has already existed for 80 years. A new one. Who’s in?

It turns out: not that many world leaders or global citizens.

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