But that only begins to capture what is so dangerous about them. In prioritizing spectacle over substance in his ill-fated bid to secure a Nobel Peace Prize, Trump’s peacemaking has only served to consolidate genocidal gains while further disenfranchising victims. In doing so, he has rehabilitated a “victor’s peace” model of conflict resolution that will undermine peacemaking globally.
From Gaza to Nagorno-Karabakh, U.S. President Donald Trump claims to have resolved some of the world’s most intractable conflicts in a matter of months with his made-for-TV peace plans. Many seasoned observers have warned that these agreements are less than they seem. They are incomplete and deeply asymmetric, with implementation largely reliant on the magnanimity of the victors.
From Gaza to Nagorno-Karabakh, U.S. President Donald Trump claims to have resolved some of the world’s most intractable conflicts in a matter of months with his made-for-TV peace plans. Many seasoned observers have warned that these agreements are less than they seem. They are incomplete and deeply asymmetric, with implementation largely reliant on the magnanimity of the victors.
But that only begins to capture what is so dangerous about them. In prioritizing spectacle over substance in his ill-fated bid to secure a Nobel Peace Prize, Trump’s peacemaking has only served to consolidate genocidal gains while further disenfranchising victims. In doing so, he has rehabilitated a “victor’s peace” model of conflict resolution that will undermine peacemaking globally.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in recent reports that Azerbaijan is under consideration to lead the international stabilization force (ISF) in Gaza—the multilateral body that would oversee security and cease-fire monitoring as part of Trump’s peace plan. It is difficult to imagine a worse country for this role.
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