The Board of Peace: When Ideals Collapse, Structure Governs

After the WEF and the Security Conference in Munich, all the philosophical talkers are happy for another year, all the problems "solved." War in Ukraine continues. The Gaza strip? Well, the people who created the mess should figure out how to solve it.

Working on constructive solutions is a problem, because it eventually reduces all the NGO and legal actors to statists. So what are real, actionable solutions to figure out the Middle East? People who provide leadership, not appeasement. Organizations that resolve real problems.

NGOs and institutions are working on "ideals" that have no practical solution. And at the end, what is better — endless wars or some legitimate inconveniences, like a temporary transitional government that at the very least provides food and stops the killing? The only problem: call the Trump haters.

The Forensic Verdict

Under the constraints that exist: no UN consensus, no Palestinian unity, no Arab willingness to lead, no Israeli desire to govern, no EU executive capacity — the Board of Peace is the only leadership structure that exists.

It is: feasible, operational, coordinated, funded, commanded, hierarchical.

And therefore, it becomes, by default, the transitional authority. Whether that is good or bad is a separate question — but structurally, it is true.

So all were invited. The ones interested in action joined. The political elite and others seeking global dominance refused to join — or are still thinking.

NGOs talk about ideals. States talk about interests. But only operational structures can govern.

Ukraine: The Terminal Phase

The Ukraine conflict has entered into the final stages — either successful negotiations for peace, or a forever war. The propaganda machines on Ukraine's side provide us all the optimistic outlook and development of revolutionary weapons, while Russia simply churns along.

It appears the Donbass region is the sticking point, and there is only one possible outcome: Russia will get it, or the war will continue. Perhaps elections in Ukraine are a start to ease the temperatures.

As Douglas Macgregor stated :

"Ukraine has been defeated militarily. Only people who exclusively follow state-sponsored news in countries like Germany, France or Great Britain think differently. Anyone who really deals with the issue understands that the losses on the Ukrainian side are terrible. The Ukrainians no longer have a functioning air and missile defense. They can no longer man the defenses. Their energy grid is destroyed. Their power grid is destroyed. Ukraine is a defeated nation-state."

The evidence is structural: degraded air and missile defense, destroyed energy grid, inability to man defensive lines.

Propaganda can delay recognition, but it cannot reverse material reality. Wars end when the losing side can no longer sustain the fight.

Ukraine is at that threshold.