US President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace has quickly become a point of division among governments, as its mandate appears to stretch beyond Gaza toward a broader role in managing global conflicts. The initiative has reopened questions about how peace-building is organised internationally, and how new US-led frameworks sit alongside the United Nations system.

Ja Ian Chong, Associate Professor of Political Science, National University of Singapore joins the Breakfast Show to examine what is at stake as Singapore weighs its response.