Former president Mary Robinson has criticised Trump’s Board of Peace, describing it as the “board of the power of one Trump imperial idea”. The US President Donald Trump launched his Board of Peace this week where representatives from 19 countries signed the document. Mr Trump described the board could be “one of the most consequential bodies ever created”, although detail on the scope of the board was scant.

Source: Irish Independent January 23, 2026 13:50 UTC