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US President Donald Trump is pressuring the Norwegian government and the Nobel Committee in an unprecedented push for the Nobel Peace Prize, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Experts reportedly remain skeptical that the campaign will succeed, however. 

Trump has pointed to his recent Middle East peace plan as evidence that he deserves the award, claiming it marks the eighth conflict he has helped resolve since taking office in January. The US president has claimed he ended disputes involving Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, Congo and Rwanda, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as Pakistan and India.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee is set to announce the Peace Prize winner on Friday. Analysts are doubtful that Trump will be selected, citing his domestic and international record, as well as the fact that the prize honors actions taken in 2024, when he had not yet taken office.

“Putting pressure on the committee, going on talking about ‘I need the prize, I’m the worthy candidate’ — it’s not a very peaceful approach,” Nina Graeger, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, told FT.

Halvard Leira of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs added that while lobbying for the prize is not unusual, previous efforts, such as South Korea’s 2000 campaign for Kim Dae-jung, have tended to be more discreet.

According to Norwegian officials, as cited by FT, Trump raised the issue in a call with Norwegian Finance Minister and former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.

There is also concern in Oslo about potential retaliation, including tariffs or other punitive measures, if Trump is not selected, the newspaper noted. The controversy has reportedly been exacerbated in recent weeks after Norway’s sovereign wealth fund divested from US company Caterpillar due to its equipment being used by Israel in Gaza.

Trump’s Nobel push has so far received support from several international figures, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, and Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. He has also been backed by the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, a group of Republican lawmakers, and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te.

https://www.rt.com/news/626122-trump-pressure-nobel-peace-prize/

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced that it has already finalized a choice for the recipient of its renowned peace prize, which experts say is unlikely to be US President Donald Trump. 

“The last meeting of the Nobel Committee took place on Monday,” a spokesman, Erik Aasheim, told AFP. 

“The final touches were made on Monday, but we never disclose when the Nobel Committee makes its decision.” There will be a laureate this year, he confirmed, responding to speculation that the prize may not be awarded due to tense geopolitical crises. 

The committee has not scheduled any more meetings before 10 October, when the name will be announced at 12:00 pm.

Trump has repeatedly hailed himself as the rightful recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The US president recently said it would be an “insult” if he is not selected. He has reportedly even called Norwegian officials to discuss the prize.

However, historian and Nobel Prize specialist Asle Sveen said the newly announced ceasefire deal in Gaza “has absolutely no impact” on the choice, particularly because “the Nobel Committee has already made its decision.”

“Trump will not win the prize this year. I’m 100 percent certain,” he added. 

Sveen also pointed to the “free rein” Trump has given Israel to bombard Gaza, as well as the massive amounts of military support. 

Other experts, including the director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Nina Graeger, have also expressed doubt that Trump could win the prize. 

“He has withdrawn the US from the World Health Organization [WHO] and from the Paris Accord on climate, he has initiated a trade war on old friends and allies. That is not exactly what we think about when we think about a peaceful president or someone who really is interested in promoting peace,” Graeger told Reuters last month. 

Trump came into office this year framing himself as the ‘peace president’ and ender of wars. 

Despite this, he launched a brutal war on Yemen in March that killed hundreds of civilians. Throughout the year, he provided Israel with billions in military aid as it continued its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. 

He also ordered a massive US bunker-buster attack on Iranian nuclear facilities in June, in support of Israel’s illegal war on Iran. During his first term years ago, Trump illegally assassinated Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, risking a widespread regional escalation.

The US president has praised himself for mediating an end to the India–Pakistan conflict and facilitating talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He has also long vowed that he would be the one to end the war in Gaza. 

He has also vowed to end the Russia–Ukraine war, despite recently escalating the situation by unveiling weapons deliveries to Kiev and imposing harsh tariffs on Moscow’s energy partners. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled on 9 October that Ukraine will nominate Trump for the prize if he sends Kiev US Tomahawk missiles.

“During our most recent meeting, I didn’t hear a ‘no.’ What I did hear was that work will continue at the technical level and that this possibility will be considered,” Zelensky said, adding that the missiles would “sober” Russia up and bring them back to negotiations.

“The plan for ending the war won’t be easy, but it is certainly the way forward. And if Trump gives the world – above all, the Ukrainian people – the chance for such a ceasefire, then yes, he should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize,” he added. “We will nominate him on behalf of Ukraine.”

Trump said on Monday he had “sort of” made a decision on whether to send the missiles or not. 

https://thecradle.co/articles/nobel-committee-decides-on-peace-prize-winner-experts-agree-not-trump

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.