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President Trump used the World Economic Forum stage to unveil an audacious foreign-policy concept he calls the Board of Peace, pitching a new, America-led architecture for conflict resolution and Arctic security that deliberately sidesteps ossified multilateral institutions. The idea is presented as practical American leadership: a forum to broker deals and defend vital interests, even in the face of predictable hand-wringing from the usual global elites. Conservative voices on the right are rightly framing this as long-overdue strategic clarity from the White House rather than timid appeasement.
Fox News contributor Dan Hoffman, drawing on his CIA experience, warned on Fox & Friends First that turning lofty peace schemes into reality will be enormously difficult — especially when it comes to coaxing Russia into any credible, enforceable arrangement. Hoffman stressed that Russia’s behavior in Ukraine and other theaters creates deep trust problems that no single press release can erase, and that any American-led plan must be built on leverage and clarity about consequences. His caution is not defeatism; it’s a reminder that peace without strength is a fantasy.
At the same time, the administration’s renewed push to assert control or at least strategic primacy over Greenland underscores a coherent strategic line: Arctic dominance matters to keep Russia and China at bay. Trump has publicly insisted the U.S. will move to secure Greenland’s strategic value, and independent reporting shows planners are already weighing massive costs and operational questions tied to any serious effort. This is old-school realpolitik, and conservatives should welcome a President willing to put national security over polite diplomatic fiction.
Predictably, the commentariat in Europe and at home has reacted with outrage and lecturing, pretending sovereignty concerns trump the hard realities of geopolitics. Those critics ignore the decades of American sacrifice that made the free world possible and now balk at using leverage to prevent hostile powers from controlling strategic chokepoints. If Copenhagen hates tough diplomacy now, perhaps it should have thought twice when it left the Arctic vulnerable to adversaries — hypocrisy and moralizing do not defend America.
Conservatives should applaud the Board of Peace for its premise: negotiate from strength, offer alternatives, and make clear that American leadership is not a voluntary charity but a vital insurance policy for the free world. At the same time, Hoffman’s sober warning is a healthy reminder that leadership must be paired with clear-eyed strategy, not wishful thinking. If Washington marries muscle with smart diplomacy and keeps America’s interests front and center, this administration can reshape dangerous theaters in a way that actually secures peace rather than simply applauding it on cable television.
