President Trump’s peace plan, a twenty-point document drafted by the Trump administration, was initially set in motion with a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on October 9, 2025.

The “Board of Peace” was then anchored in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, formally adopted on 17 November 2025, as a focused initiative to bring peace to the Gaza Strip, including stabilization and reconstruction efforts. At the time of its launch, the resolution received broad international support, including endorsement from Western states that welcomed the initiative. However, since then, the charter has undergone substantial deviation. The current version presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026 represents a clear departure from the original framework and has faced a lot of scepticism.

The newly released charter criticizes “institutions that have too often failed and seek to promote stability, restore lawful governance and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict”, a direct reference to the United Nations. The charter ostensibly promises more nimble and effective approaches but lacks enforcement, dispute resolution and accountability mechanisms, as well as a structure that enables good governance. Many call it the ‘Trump Board’ because of his complete and undisputed control over its functioning; the excessive personalization of the board is widely viewed as problematic.

Trump’s Board of Peace, set out in an eleven-page charter of eight chapters and thirteen articles, does not mention Gaza even once. It now carries a global mandate, operating outside the UN framework, with no reference to Gaza and no limitation to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. This deviation reflects a highly centralized, almost........

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