Trump’s Board of Peace Cracks the BRICS Wall
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Source: Foreign Policy | Original Published At: 2026-01-27 13:10:22 UTC
Key Points
- Trump's Board of Peace initiative at Davos challenges UN authority through a U.S.-centric conflict resolution framework with lifetime executive control
- Multiple BRICS+ members (Indonesia, Egypt, UAE) and aspirants (Saudi Arabia) joined the board despite BRICS' anti-hegemony principles
- Original BRICS members showed division: Brazil and China criticized the initiative while Russia maintained ambiguous neutrality
- The board's $1 billion permanent membership tier and Trump's veto power raise concerns about institutional legitimacy
- UN Security Council Resolution 2803 effectively outsourced Gaza peacekeeping authority to Trump's board
- The episode exposed BRICS' inability to maintain cohesion following its 2024-25 expansion