Overview
- Invitations sent Friday call it the inaugural gathering at the U.S. Institute of Peace, which President Trump has renamed after himself.
- Participation and the agenda are still being finalized, with the White House declining to formally confirm the event.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to meet Trump on Feb. 18, has accepted an invitation for Israel to join the board, and has not signed the charter.
- Hungary’s Viktor Orbán says he will attend, while many Western allies remain wary over the board’s scope and reports of $1 billion payments tied to permanent seats.
- U.S. officials say the meeting is meant to drive Phase Two of the Gaza ceasefire, including demilitarization steps such as weapon decommissioning under international monitoring and raising funds for reconstruction.