Trump's "Board of Peace" Is His Personal Life-Long Source of Power | Patrick Wood

"I believe it's the most consequential board, certainly in terms of power and in terms of prestige. There's never been anything close." —President Donald Trump, February 2026 https://flashlightsproductions.substack.com/p/trumps-board-of-peace-as-his-personal This is the third part of my interview with Patrick Wood about his newest book "The New Economics of Technocracy - You Will Own Nothing." In the first part we talked about the Genius Act, stablecoins, tokenization and the privatization of money. In the second part, we talked about Islamic finance and the Gulf Money Pipeline. And in this third and last part, we talk about the Board of Peace. According to Patrick Wood, the Board of Peace isn't about peace and it isn't about Gaza: "The Board of Peace is not a peace organization. It is the first fully operational prototype of technocratic governance — a privately controlled international body chaired for life by one man, administering 2.3 million people who have no seat, no vote, and no veto." Wood sees Gaza as a test case for something much larger: "This is not a reconstruction plan. This is a blueprint."   CHAPTERS 00:47 Trump's Purpose at the World Economic Forum 01:50 What Is the Board of Peace 03:56 The January 16 Executive Order 06:10 Explaining the International Organizations Immunities Act 12:31 Remarks at the Inaugural Board Meeting 17:49 Kushner's Plans for Smart Cities, Surveillance, and Finance 22:21 Article 3.2: The Chairman's Authority 23:25 Article 3.3: Succession and Chairman for Life 29:32 The Security Layer and CENTCOM 34:30 Naming the Executive Board Members 37:23 Limited Powers of the Executive Board 39:57 The $10 Billion Pledge and Congressional Authority 41:44 Rubio's $2 Billion State Department Donation 44:40 Trump's Post-Presidency Power Base 47:38 The Billion-Dollar Membership Fee 50:27 Where the Money Actually Comes From 51:24 Constitutional Standing of the Board 53:15 Prospects for Congressional Oversight 55:19 Defining the True Purpose: A Technocratic Blueprint 1:05:29 Countries That Rejected the Invitation 1:07:11 A Direct Challenge to the United Nations 1:16:39 The Gaza Executive Board as a Third Tier 1:20:00 Overlapping Membership Across Boards   RESOURCES Patrick Wood: The New Economics of Technocracy - You Will Own Nothing Patrick Wood: The Final Betrayal: How Technocracy Destroyed America Patrick Wood's Technocracy News