Trump’s Peace Board: A Power Grab Disguised as Conflict Resolution

In an audacious move that raises serious concerns for America's standing on the world stage, President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new international body dubbed the Junta de la Paz, or Peace Board. Ostensibly designed to resolve global conflicts—a task long mired in diplomatic complexities—this entity appears instead as a unilateral power grab, sidelining established institutions like the United Nations. Trump framed this initiative during a White House press conference marking the first anniversary of his second term, bluntly declaring that the "UN never helped" him resolve conflicts despite his boasts of ending eight wars himself. Yet rather...