The Dialectics

Does ‘Peace’ Mean Just Absence of War : The Nobel Peace Prize debate Goes Beyond Trump

The nobel peace prize and the definition of war

The repeated request that Donald Trump be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize is more than just a publicity stunt. It is a serious, if extremely divisive, examination of how the concept of peace is being renegotiated in current world politics. Trump's administration upended diplomatic norms, questioned multilateral institutions, and promoted transactional power politics. However, it coincided with a time in which the US avoided new full-fledged wars, secured unexpected regional deals, and pursued strategic stability through unconventional means—most notably, Trump's interest in Greenland....

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