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Donald Trump’s claim to be eight wars ended Experts say the peace agreements appear to result in “suppressing” the fighting and each fails to deal with the root causes of the conflict.
American President who was honored FIFA Peace Prize widely criticized Over the past week, he has repeatedly claimed to have ended the conflicts during his two terms as president.
He listed peace agreements between Israel and HamasIsrael and Iran, Pakistan and India, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand and Cambodia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo.
But a closer analysis of these controversies, as well as other controversies that Trump has sought to prevent, casts doubt on his claim. President of Peace,
Cambodia and Thailand have renewed border clashes, Kosovo and Serbia are struggling to implement peace deals and Israeli attacks continue in Lebanon and Gaza. Trump has also failed to stop the war in Ukraine – a conflict he promised to end “in 24 hours.”
‘Lack of clear path’ in Trump’s peace agreements
Dr Melanie Garson, associate professor of political science at University College London (UCL), says Trump deserves credit for pursuing these agreements, but deals brokered by his administration are “likely to fail”.
“Without clear pathways to next steps, guarantees and oversight, it leaves huge gaps in the system. Basically what you’ve done is hit the pause button, not the stop button.”
Dr Jonathan Montaigne, a US foreign policy expert at UCL, says the “low quality” of these deals is due to Trump’s reluctance to surround himself with “real experts” who would challenge his authority as a “master deal maker”.
“He wants to be considered the center of attention. He’s a master deal maker, not someone you know, a career expert at the State Department,” he said. Independent,
“So the quality of preparation, the quality of expertise, the quality of diplomatic negotiations are all extremely low.”
Cambodia and Thailand attack each other again…
Border clashes in Thailand resumed earlier this week, displacing thousands of people and killing at least 10.
It comes just weeks after the Kuala Lumpur peace accord was signed in October, in which the prime ministers of both countries pledged their “unwavering commitment” to peace following the rekindling of the age-old border dispute in July. Trump attended the signing ceremony in Malaysia.
Thailand’s Defense Ministry said the recent attacks were “a last resort”, while Cambodia accused Thailand of “aggressive military attacks”.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed on Friday that there was no ceasefire yet with Cambodia and that he had spoken by telephone with Trump. Anutin said Trump told him he wanted both countries to return to the July armistice.
Israel continues attacks in Lebanon and Gaza
An initial ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon was signed under the Biden administration – but Trump has since failed to stop Benjamin Netanyahu’s government from carrying out regular attacks on the country.
Israel launched a new wave of attacks on Lebanon last week, saying it was targeting Hezbollah sites in the south, including several buildings and a rocket-launching site.
The Trump administration was urging Israel and Lebanon to broaden their dialogue on establishing long-term peace. Just days before the Israeli attacks, both sides sent civilian envoys to a military committee monitoring the ceasefire – but now the truce appears to be slipping away.
However, Trump was involved in the agreement between Israel and Hamas, which promised an end to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and the return of all hostages.
All surviving hostages and all but one dead hostage have been returned. But officials in Gaza say nearly 400 people, including children, have been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire took effect.
Serbia-Kosovo agreements incomplete
Trump has repeatedly praised the economic normalization agreement between Serbia and Kosovo during his first term. Earlier this year, he also claimed to have prevented a war from breaking out between the pair.
The 2020 agreement plans to expand economic cooperation and integration, in an effort to reduce political tensions by focusing on economic ties. But the agreements failed to address an important and central element of the dispute: Serbia’s refusal to formally recognize Kosovo.
Implementation has been limited as many specific economic provisions did not come into practice in later years.
Progress on agreed projects, such as the envisaged ‘Peace Highway’ linking Belgrade and Pristina to facilitate trade and travel between the countries, has seen very slow progress, with funding coming not from the provisions of the agreements but from European investment.
Political tensions between Kosovo and Serbia remain unresolved, and the Trump administration has yet to make any significant efforts to bring them back to the table.
The war in Ukraine has frustrated the White House
Efforts to end the war in Ukraine have been one of Trump’s primary disappointments during his second term, thus far failing in the objective he said before the US election could be accomplished in 24 hours.
In recent weeks, the US has stepped up efforts to push Moscow and Kiev to reach an agreement, but the main sticking point – territory – remains a key problem.
Vladimir Putin appears to have little interest in signing a peace deal unless Kiev cedes the entire Donbass, including parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions currently under US control.
Trump has directed much of his impatience at Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he is “not ready” for peace and, according to reports, telling the Ukrainian president he wants Kiev to accept a peace deal by Christmas.