Why Central Asia Matters on Trump’s “Board of Peace”

Why Central Asia Matters on Trump’s “Board of Peace”

The presidents of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan attended the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington, DC on 19 February 2026. The Board has been promoted as the tool to rebuild the Gaza Strip, so why were two Central Asian republics in attendance? In an era when global institutions are strained, and geopolitical competition is intensifying,  Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have emerged as unlikely but valuable contrib…

The Transactional Value of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

Ever since US President Donald Trump formally established his Board of Peace on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in January, it has endured concerns over a variety of issues, not least its potential to undermine the United Nations, with Trump stating it could potentially replace the UN. It has been described as a grouping of largely oppressive and authoritarian world leaders and their envoys including Russian President Vladimir Putin an…

‘More Like a Private Club': Legal Experts Question President Trump’s Board of Peace Structure as Gaza Plan Begins

On February 19, 2026, US President Donald Trump […] The post ‘More Like a Private Club’: Legal Experts Question President Trump’s Board of Peace Structure as Gaza Plan Begins appeared first on The Media Line.

Authority in Board of Peace is structured around Trump, not its members, legal experts say

On February 19, 2026, US President Donald Trump convened the first formal meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, presenting it as the diplomatic engine for the next phase of the ceasefire and Gaza's reconstruction, even as the initiative faces open skepticism from key European capitals and…

Bodyguards for Azerbaijani President, in Town for Trump’s Board of Peace, Attack Protesters in DC

By Joseph Gedeon WASHINGTON (Guardian) — Bodyguards traveling with the Azerbaijani president, who was visiting Washington for the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, punched, kicked and chased protesters outside a Washington hotel on Thursday, February 19, video footage shows. Demonstrators calling for the release of political prisoners were driven from the street near the motorcade of Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani leader. The cl…