Thailand and Cambodia Show Trump’s Peace Deal Is Not Sustainable
The reignited conflict in South Asia shows that the U.S. president and his mediation efforts are only after quick, media-friendly successes.
Donald Trump does politics in the same way he has always run his businesses: unsustainably, often erratically and always with his own interests at the forefront. In the past, he slapped his name onto ugly buildings, and today he does the same thing with prestigious cultural centers such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and with so-called peace deals -- because he is obsessed with the Nobel Peace Prize.
The U.S. president claims to have resolved eight wars of global significance this year. In reality, conflicts such as Serbia versus Kosovo or Ethiopia versus Egypt involved genuine differences but were far from being actual wars. Armenia and Azerbaijan wanted to make peace, and India is downplaying the role America is playing as mediator with Pakistan. The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is broken on a daily basis, and the situation looks the same with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Trump also has not brought Ukraine any closer to peace.
Necessary Mediation
Recent escalation in the long-standing Thailand-Cambodia conflict, with more than 50 civilian deaths, shows this "peace deal" was shortsighted. Resolving long-standing conflicts requires months, often years, of talks and mediation, as well as detailed plans. But Trump disregards history and details, believing that economic pressure alone is sufficient. As a result, many of his supposed peace treaties will blow up in his face.
Donald Trump does politics in the same way he has always run his businesses: unsustainably, often erratically and always with his own interests at the forefront. In the past, he slapped his name onto ugly buildings, and today he does the same thing with prestigious cultural centers such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and with so-called peace deals -- because he is obsessed with the Nobel Peace Prize.
The U.S. president claims to have resolved eight wars of global significance this year. In reality, conflicts such as Serbia versus Kosovo or Ethiopia versus Egypt involved genuine differences but were far from being actual wars. Armenia and Azerbaijan wanted to make peace, and India is downplaying the role America is playing as mediator with Pakistan. The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is broken on a daily basis, and the situation looks the same with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Trump also has not brought Ukraine any closer to peace.
Necessary Mediation
Recent escalation in the long-standing Thailand-Cambodia conflict, with more than 50 civilian deaths, shows this "peace deal" was shortsighted. Resolving long-standing conflicts requires months, often years, of talks and mediation, as well as detailed plans. But Trump disregards history and details, believing that economic pressure alone is sufficient. As a result, many of his supposed peace treaties will blow up in his face.
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