Allies Snub Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

Under the “Board of Peace” charter signed this morning, “one man has the power to veto decisions, approve the agenda, invite members, dissolve the board entirely and designate his own successor,” the New York Times reports.

Playbook: “No prizes for guessing who that might be.”

“Western allies have little desire to sign up to a new American power project given the events of the past couple weeks. You’ll see this mood further illustrated at lunchtime, as EU leaders gather for an emergency summit in Brussels — called in response to Trump’s Greenland threats. While there’s relief the immediate crisis has been averted, the president’s climbdown is not going to change the historic shift being discussed by our friends across the water.”