Peace Council: Shaping the Features of the New International Order

the international and political journal

Authors

  • Alaa Abdul Wahab Abdul Aziz Faculty of Political Science - Mustansiriyah University.

Keywords:

Peace Council, International system, new International system, Donald Trump

Abstract

The signing of US President Donald Trump together with a number heads of state in January 2026 of the Peace Council charter was considered a declaration of the shape and structure of a new international order which is completely different from the current international order. The council whose formation was announced under United Nations Security Council Resolution no. 2803 in November 2025 as a transitional governing body to oversee the administration of Gaza Strip has no reference to the primary objective behind its establishment as Gaza was never mentioned in its charter. The charter resembled a document establishing a council closer to the board of directors of major economic corporations as membership was determined in proportion to each member’s contribution to it. A permanent membership required one billion dollars, while lesser contributions were granted a three-year membership renewable upon the approval of the council president, a position Trump reserved for himself for life unless he voluntarily relinquished it after appointing a successor. Accordingly, the council was an American governing body with participation limited to those it deemed suitable for a world whose features it shapes on its own.

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Published

2026-11-14

How to Cite

Abdul Aziz, A. A. W. . . . (2026). Peace Council: Shaping the Features of the New International Order: the international and political journal . The International and Political Journal, 68, 55–80. Retrieved from https://ipj.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/political/article/view/561