Today, Explained Trump's model UN
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Jan 28, 2026 
Monica Duffy-Toft, Tufts international politics professor who studies world order, and Paul Beckett, The Atlantic senior editor focused on international institutions, discuss Trump's Board of Peace. They unpack its billion-dollar lifetime seats and how countries are joining. They compare it to the UN and explore implications for U.S. influence, reconstruction contracts, and global reactions.
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A Private Alternative To The UN
- The Board of Peace is pitched as a nimble alternative to the UN, led and controlled by Donald J. Trump.
- Its charter frames itself as more effective and willing to depart from failed institutions to build 'durable peace.'
Billion-Dollar Buy-In For Permanence
- Membership is by presidential invitation for three-year terms unless a country pays $1 billion in the first year for a permanent seat.
- That fee functions like a buy-in to secure lasting influence, akin to a permanent Security Council seat.
Davos Roll Call Of Supporters
- Trump showcased allied leaders at Davos and said, 'I like every single one of them.'
- Nations like Argentina, Hungary, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and UAE accepted invitations to join.