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Norway Braces for Blowback From Trump if He Doesn't Win Peace Prize
Norway braces for potential diplomatic tensions as Trump actively campaigns for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, with experts warning of possible political backlash.
- On Monday the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner before the Israel‑Hamas cease‑fire, with the prize set to be announced Friday at 5 a.m. EDT and awarded Dec. 10 in Oslo.
- Trump has campaigned publicly for months, claiming he ended seven "un-endable" wars, after Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu recommended him and he phoned Jens Stoltenberg about the prize.
- Facing potential fallout, Norway's politicians are preparing as Harald Stanghelle warns of tariffs, NATO demands, or being labelled an enemy, while Kirsti Bergstø says Oslo must prepare for anything.
- The Nobel Committee reaffirmed its independence from the Norwegian government, while Nobel experts and Norwegian observers say a Trump award would be highly unlikely and surprising.
- Peace researchers caution that lasting peace is still uncertain, and several American Nobel laureates, most recently Barack Obama, highlight the award's prestige.
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