President Trump has made no secret of his desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

I believe the Nobel Peace Prize should recognise more than the ability of powerful leaders to announce diplomatic successes.

I do not know whether Trump will ever win the Nobel Peace Prize.

There is a little (or big) problem with being Donald Trump. You can be the president of the United States, command the attention of the world and believe that you deserve almost every prize on earth. But there is one small detail. You cannot simply award the prize to yourself.

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has gone to Navi Pillay. She is an 85-year-old South African lawyer and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. And, if you ask me, this time the Nobel Committee has made a choice that is difficult to argue against.

Pillay has spent decades defending human rights, challenging racial injustice and promoting international law. Her life story is not about collecting awards. It is about doing difficult work, often against powerful people.

President Trump has made no secret of his desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He........

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