Among the many surprising moments at President-elect Donald Trump's campaign rallies this year were his repeated declarations that he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Last month, Trump stood on a stage in Las Vegas and declared, “They gave Obama the Nobel Prize ... He got elected and they announced he’s getting the Nobel Prize. I got elected in a much bigger, better, crazier election, but they gave him the Nobel Prize.”

On the campaign trail, Trump often mentioned being nominated for the Nobel Prize — the last time in October 2024 by a member of the House of Representatives. His previous nominations have focused on his Middle East diplomacy, his effort to bring about diplomatic normalization between Kosovo and Serbia, and for his outreach and summitry with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

As extraordinary as these declarations may seem, Trump could actually win the Nobel Peace Prize. As a candidate in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine, he has confidently declared that he would end the war in a day. If he could bring the war to a just, durable peace — with a security guarantee for Ukraine — that would indeed be Nobel Prize-worthy.

And that wouldn’t be the only opportunity. Trump has solid prospects to bring a Nobel Peace Prize back to Mar-a-Lago, starting with ending wars in Ukraine and between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In addition, he could use his influence with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Saudi Arabian leadership to stop the war in Gaza.........

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