Overview

• John Bolton said Trump “wants the Nobel Peace Prize more than anything else” and that leaders discovered offering a nomination wins his loyalty.
• Bolton argued that the president’s credited roles in the India-Pakistan, Thailand-Cambodia and Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefires produced no lasting resolution.
• Pakistan, Israel, Cambodia and key U.S. legislators have formally submitted nominations for Trump ahead of the January prize deadline.
• The White House is amplifying a monthly tally of ceasefires and promoting Trump’s upcoming Alaska meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• Critics warn that politically driven endorsements risk eroding the Nobel Peace Prize’s reputation as a recognition of genuine peacebuilding.