The Gaza Executive Board of the Board of Peace has three European members: Sigrid Kaag, Tony Blair and Nickolay Mladenov.

As a former diplomat (career at the United Nations) and politician (deputy prime minister of the Netherlands from 2022-2024 and leader of a centrist liberal party from 2020-2023), Sigrid Kaag’s decision has de facto brought a semblance of respectability to this Board that makes it now easier for other European countries to join.

Am I the only one who is perplexed by this decision by Sigrid Kaag?

  • vdbm@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Dutch media are not inquiring or asking questions about this, as far as I can see. I am flabbergasted.

  • vdbm@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Still perplexed. It could be a career ruining move. What does this community think her political motivations might have been (I exclude economic/financial reasons, given her history)?

    • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 days ago

      Good question. I think answering your question is literally a political minefield But it seems clear that she gives Europe a voice. Maybe more will be relevealed in time.

      • vdbm@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        6 days ago

        In the Netherlands, where Kaag is either much admired and quite untouchable (by those in the center) or hated (by those on the right), it definitely is a minefield. I don’t want to express me about that (as I am not from that country). I think in this particular instance which has little to do with the Netherlands, she is throwing her reputation to grabs for a highly contentious initiative. De facto her boss is now Trump (as chairman of that initiative). So far she has not commented, which is also a bit odd.