Trump Unlikely to Win Nobel Peace Prize but May Shape 2025 Pick
Experts say Trump won't claim this year's Nobel Peace Prize, though his diplomatic footprint could sway the committee's final choice.
Donald Trump will not receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize, according to experts who follow the Oslo-based committee's deliberations, but his outsized role in global diplomacy may nonetheless leave a mark on which individual or organization ultimately claims the honor.
The Nobel Committee, which guards its selection process closely, is widely expected to recognize efforts in areas where Trump administration policies have created either momentum or tension — making the U.S. president an indirect force in the outcome even without his name on the shortlist.
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Experts note that Trump's involvement in cease-fire discussions and his administration's posture toward various international conflicts have reshaped the diplomatic landscape in ways the committee cannot easily ignore when weighing candidates whose work intersects with those flashpoints.
The peace prize, awarded annually in Oslo, has historically honored figures and institutions that advance dialogue, disarmament, or humanitarian relief — categories where Trump's influence, whether stabilizing or disruptive depending on the observer's vantage point, has been felt across multiple regions in 2025.
The winner is set to be announced in October, and observers say the selection will inevitably be read as a commentary on the current state of global peacemaking — a field Trump has sought to define on his own terms. Continue reading at Reuters
