Experts are of the opinion that US President Donald Trump will not win the Nobel Peace Prize, which he so desires, because he is destroying the international order that the committee values, writes "Reuters", reports News.bg.
His lobbying is likely to be counterproductive. The award committee prefers to work independently, one of its members stressed.
Instead, the five-member body may want to honor a humanitarian organization working in an environment that has become more challenging, in part due to cuts in US aid under Trump. The Nobel Prize will be announced on October 10.
This could mean an award for the UN Refugee Agency, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN Children's Agency - UNICEF, the Red Cross, "Doctors Without Borders" or local organizations, such as "Emergency Response Rooms" in Sudan.
Asle Svein, a historian and researcher on the prize, believes that Trump has no chance of the Nobel, due to his support for Israel in the war in Gaza and his efforts to get closer to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Alfred Nobel's will states that the prize should be awarded to the one "who has done the most or best to develop friendship between peoples". According to Nina Greger, director of the Oslo Peace Research Institute, Trump does not meet this criterion, as he has withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement, and has waged trade wars against allies.
There have been surprise winners in the past, such as Barack Obama and Henry Kissinger. Henrik Cisse, a former member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, notes that the prize has also been awarded to individuals with controversial records, but only after recognition and efforts to correct mistakes.
If Trump can convince Putin to end the war in Ukraine or Netanyahu to stop the conflict in Gaza, he could be considered as a candidate, Greger believes.
Trump has been actively lobbying for the prize, including in an address to the UN General Assembly. The vice-chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Asle Toje, emphasizes that such campaigns often have a negative effect because the committee favors independence.
Other possible candidates include humanitarian organizations, UN institutions such as the International Court of Justice or the UN itself, as well as journalistic organizations for their efforts in conflict zones. Local peace committees could also be honored.
"Any of them would deserve the prize," said Karim Hagag, head of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.