Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”: A Geopolitical Trap and a Betrayal of Constitutional Mandate By Aceng Syamsul Hadie, S.Sos., MM. Chairman of the Advisory Board of DPP ASWIN (Association of International Journalists)

The concept of the Board of Peace (BoP) proposed by Donald Trump is not a breakthrough for global peace, but rather a political power project that risks undermining the role of the United Nations (UN) while diminishing the very meaning of peace itself.

With a structure that places Trump as a central figure wielding near-absolute authority, the BoP does not reflect multilateralism, but instead the personalization of global power—an anomaly in the modern world order, which should be grounded in international law.

In the history of international relations, any “peace” initiative built without universal legitimacy, without accountability mechanisms, and without the involvement of those most affected, has almost always ended up as an instrument of domination.

The BoP has the potential to become a tool of geopolitical neo-colonialism, where conflicts—including Gaza—are not resolved, but merely managed to serve the interests of powerful actors.

Palestine: Removed from the Table, Punished in the Name of Peace

The fact that Palestine is excluded from the formation of the BoP, while Israel is embraced, is clear evidence that this project is not neutral.

Peace without the participation of the victims of occupation is not peace—it is the normalization of oppression.

This aligns with the track record of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, who have consistently rejected a substantive two-state solution, including full recognition of Palestinian sovereignty.

Thus, the BoP does not offer freedom for Gaza; instead, it risks turning the suffering of the Palestinian people into a commodity for regional stability—traded for geopolitical interests, energy agendas, and military dominance.

Gaza is reduced to a security variable, rather than recognized as a subject of human rights and sovereignty.

Indonesia and the Threat to Its Constitutional Mandate

If Indonesia were to join or support the BoP, it would mean consciously entering a geopolitical framework that contradicts its own national identity.

The Preamble of the 1945 Constitution clearly states that colonialism in the world must be abolished. Indonesia’s historic support for Palestine is not merely foreign policy—it is a mandate of the people and the constitution.

This is where a serious question arises: why has President Prabowo Subianto signaled support for the BoP?

If true, such a move would not only be strategically misguided, but would also betray the hopes of the Indonesian people and undermine the consistency of Indonesia’s independent and active foreign policy doctrine.

Indonesia risks shifting from a moral power to a silent partner in a global architecture of oppression packaged as peace.

Source: ASH

Editor: Editorial Team