Summary:

On 22 January 2026, Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita signed the founding charter of the Peace Council in Davos, Switzerland, acting on the instructions of King Mohammed VI and following an invitation from US President Donald Trump.   

Through this step, Morocco joined the initiative as a founding member alongside Bahrain. 

The signing took place during an official ceremony held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum and attended by several heads of state, government officials, and foreign ministers.  

The event marked the formal launch of the Peace Council, an international initiative initially outlined as aiming to support peace efforts and reconstruction in Gaza.  

Multiple European countries have declined their invitations to participate in the Council, with critics of President Trump and his administration viewing the Council as an effort to deepen US influence in global affairs well beyond Gaza and the Middle East and to subvert the UN. 

Outlook: 

Morocco’s membership on the Trump Administration’s Peace Council is a further visible indication of Rabat’s trajectory toward pragmatic alignment with the US on global issues with a view toward long-term economic and social benefits for Morocco. 

With Morocco already relatively isolated from its North African neighbors primarily due to the ongoing tensions with Algeria over Western Sahara, Rabat has little to lose by pursuing pragmatically beneficial policies abroad, including selectively supporting US and Israeli policies. 

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