Pauses Without Peace: What Last Year’s Ceasefires Reveal About Global Conflict Management

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The article examines how Trump-era U.S. diplomacy has produced multiple ceasefires across conflict zones including Gaza, Ukraine, India-Pakistan, and the Thailand-Cambodia border, while simultaneously conducting hundreds of military strikes globally. It questions whether these interventions constitute genuine conflict resolution or merely temporary interruptions. The piece analyzes the paradox of a self-described 'President of Peace' sustaining parallel military operations.

What if the United States isn’t ending wars, just interrupting them?Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump — who has repeatedly described himself as a “President of Peace” — has intervened to halt conflicts across multiple crisis theaters. From Gaza and the Israel–Iran confrontation to Ukraine, the India–Pakistan conflict, and Southeast Asia’s Thailand–Cambodia border, U.S. diplomatic pressure helped impose ceasefires, halt escalation, and stabilize front lines. At the same time, the United States conducted hundreds of air and missile strikes across the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and beyond, underscoring a striking paradox at the heart of Trump-era The post Pauses Without Peace: What Last Year’s Ceasefires Reveal About Global Conflict Management appeared first on War on the Rocks.