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Responding to the calls for a ceasefire, he claimed: “I’ve ended six wars… all of these deals I made without even the mention of the word ‘ceasefire’.” While speaking to Fox News the following day, Trump revised the amount of wars he has “ended” to seven. “I’m averaging about a war a month,” Trump told reporters during a visit to Scotland last month. The White House recently declared Trump to be “the President of Peace”, pointing to seven bilateral agreements as evidence. Like his predecessors, Trump has had to deal with international conflicts during his time in office, often wielding US influence – including the threat of economic pressure – as he steps in. At times, rival nations have praised him for easing tensions or helping move peace efforts forward. In other cases, his role is contested, unclear, or fighting has flared up again. So, can Trump claim credit for ending these conflicts? Armenia and Azerbaijan Trump’s most recent conflict resolution work came on 8 August, when leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan joined him at the White House to sign a joint declaration on their decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan launched a lightning offensive and occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023, and the ethnic Armenian enclave was officially dissolved in 2024. Faced with the prospect of rule by Azerbaijan, more than one hundred thousand people, almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population, fled to Armenia in one week. The White House agreement committed both countries to recognise each other’s borders and renounce violence, while opening a new transport corridor which connects Azerbaijan to Turkey, dubbed the “Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity”. Trump pictured with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia.Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo But complex negotiations loom on knotty constitutional and territorial issues before a full peace agreement. The leaders of both countries said Trump should receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in securing the initial deal. This deal is notable for two things – the way foreign states flatter Trump to get what they want, and an imperialistic streak in much of his peacemaking. Scott Lucas, professor of American Studies at UCD’s Clinton Institute, told The Journal that the leaders are “obviously flattering” Trump, adding that the White House meeting was “a PR appearance”. “The conflict has been going on at various levels for decades, and had reached a point where Azerbaijan had effectively defeated Armenia,” Lucas said. The peace deal faces major obstacles – as The Conversation noted, it overlooks the fate of Armenian prisoners of war and detainees still in Azerbaijani custody, and fails to address the right of return for more than 110,000 Armenians forcibly expelled from Nagorno-Karabakh. While there remains major hurdles on the path to peace between the two nations, Trump’s involvement gave the Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement its visibility, momentum, and a degree of enforceability that previous mediation efforts lacked. Cambodia and Thailand In July, fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border killed at least 38 people. Trump threatened to suspend US trade talks unless both sides halted the violence. Within days, they agreed to an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire”. The leverage pressed home in calls to leaders of each country was effective, and it might not have occurred to another president. Trump didn’t work alone as the agreement was also brokered by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Cambodian and Thailand soldiers on guard near a destroyed building during ceasefire talks.Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet nonetheless nominated Trump for the Nobel Prize, citing his “extraordinary statesmanship”. Petra Alderman, manager of the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, said Trump’s intervention in the Thailand-Cambodia conflict did indeed help to push the two countries towards a ceasefire. “As both countries have export-dependent economies, neither could have afforded Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs,” she told The Conversation. “Securing a trade deal with the US took precedence over the border conflict but did nothing to resolve its root causes. Future flare-ups are still possible.” Israel and Iran In the case of Iran and Israel, Trump’s claims that he was able to make peace after their 12-day conflict are complicated by US involvement in strikes against Tehran’s nuclear program. Trump confirmed that he had been informed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the Israeli missile strikes on Iran. An explosion is seen during a missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel.Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo The US then carried out its own strikes on Iranian nuclear sites – a move widely seen as bringing the conflict towards a swift close. On 23 June, Trump posted: “Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World.” After the hostilities ended, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted his country had secured a “decisive victory” and did not mention a ceasefire. Israel has since suggested it could strike Iran again to counter new threats. While an informal truce is in place, there’s no sign a slow-boiling state of war involving all three nations. Lucas said that Trump’s claims that he ended the war are “absolutely not right”. “Trump could have claimed credit for talks with Iran, over the country’s nuclear program, which were buried by the Israeli attacks,” Lucas said. “But far from telling the Israelis to stop, what did the Trump administration do? They not only gave political support to the Israeli attacks. They joined the attacks. Trump is basically coming in as a fly-by-night saying ‘look at me, give me all the credit’. It’s offensive, and it undermines democracy. “Compare Trump’s work to US involvement in the Good Friday talks – people like George Mitchell didn’t get involved in the talks and then go off to seek a Nobel Peace Prize for it,” Lucas added. India and Pakistan Hostilities flared in May after a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Advertisement After several days of strikes, Trump announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE“ following US-mediated talks. Pakistan thanked Trump and nominated him for the Nobel Prize. People paying tribute to the victims of a terrorist attack in the Kashmir region.Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo India, however, rejected his account. “The talks regarding cessation of military action were held directly between India and Pakistan under the existing channels established between both militaries,” said Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. Lucas said de-escalation was “a collective effort” involving multiple countries, not just Washington. Several analysts also note the core territorial dispute over Kashmir remains unresolved, meaning the agreement is fragile. Natasha Lindstaedt, a professor in government at the University of Essex, told The Conversation that Trump’s claim that he brokered a peace deal “has been denied by India and Pakistan.” “They’ve rejected it, and they claim that it was resolved between themselves. We don’t have any way of really verifying it,” Lindstaedt said. Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo In June, Trump hosted Rwandan and Congolese leaders in Washington for a peace deal pledging respect for borders, disarmament of militias, and economic cooperation. He hailed it as a “glorious triumph for the cause of peace”. A UN peacekeeping mission vehicle passes fighters of the M23 rebel movement in Goma.Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo But the main M23 rebel group, which is backed by Rwanda, has rejected the deal. Fighting between the M23 and the Congolese army and allied militia has continued in the DRC, as the rebels attempt to expand their territory. Thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, while many more have been forced from their homes. Since the peace deal signing in June, Human Rights Watch has reported more atrocities, including the killing of at least 140 civilians. Experts see the deal less as peacemaking, and more as part of a US strategy to secure mineral rights in Africa against Chinese competition. Egypt and Ethiopia There was no “war” here for the president to end, but there have long been tensions over a dam on the River Nile. Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was completed this summer with Egypt arguing that the water it gets from the Nile could be affected. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo After 12 years of disagreement, Egypt’s foreign minister said on 29 June that talks with Ethiopia had ground to a halt. Shortly after, Trump told reporters: “If I were Egypt, I’d want the water in the Nile.” He promised a quick resolution – Egypt welcomed his remarks, while Ethiopia predictably did not. No formal deal has been reached between Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve their differences. “First, there are issues with Trump claiming to have ‘ended a war’, as the tension did not break out into conflict,” Lucas said. “Has Trump removed that tension? No, there’s still major issues there between both nations.” Serbia and Kosovo Trump has also claimed credit for keeping the peace in the Balkans. On 27 June, he told reporters: “Serbia, Kosovo was going to go at it, going to be a big war. I said you go at it, there’s no trade with the United States. They said, well, maybe we won’t go at it.” Serbia and Kosovo have been locked in dispute since the Balkan wars of the 1990s, with tensions regularly flaring over Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence. Despite heated rhetoric and occasional clashes in northern Kosovo, there has been no sustained fighting between the two countries in recent years. “There’s issues in the region for sure,” Lucas said, “but by no means has Trump solved them.” Trump as a ‘peacemaker’ “There are egos involved in peacemaking, you can’t deny that,” Lucas said. He likened Trump to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who similar to Trump markets himself as “the great peacemaker”. Trump pictured with Turkish president Erdogan.Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo “For peacemaking to succeed, you can’t brand it. Once you brand it, you tilt the scales,” Lucas said. Despite the criticism, Trump has earned significant praise from a number of world leaders for his peacmaking efforts since taking office. This week, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Trump as a “pragmatic peacemaker” following Monday’s White House summit. Rutte also noted the the US president was “amazing” at negitations behind closed doors, and touted Trump’s foreign policy achievements. The Irish government hasn’t shied away from praising Trump either – during a visit to the White House in March, Taoiseach Micheál Martin commended Trump’s “unrelenting focus and energy” in bringing peace to Ukraine and the Middle East. “We know that building peace is a difficult and painstaking task, but when the mighty United States of America puts its shoulder to the wheel, there is no mountain it cannot move,” Martin told Trump. Lucas, however, said that Trump’s desire to be perceived as a peacemaker comes mainly from his urge to win the Nobel Peace Prize – which itself may stem from “jealousy” of former US president Barack Obama. “He can’t stand Obama, so this is a this is a personal campaign,” Lucas said. “The whole point of diplomacy is that it should not be a personal campaign – it’s a collective campaign, where you need cooperation and interaction. “Once you make it personal, you hold the process hostage to the whims of a single person, and that is dangerous.” Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. 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