The presidents of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan attended the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington, DC on 19 February 2026. The Board has been promoted as the tool to rebuild the Gaza Strip, so why were two Central Asian republics in attendance? In an era when global institutions are strained, and geopolitical competition is intensifying, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have emerged as unlikely but valuable contributors to the US President Donald Trump’s signature project now that the Abraham Accords…