Nobel Peace Prize Faces Uncertainty Amid Global Conflicts
As international hostilities intensify, experts debate whether the Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded this year.
- Dan Smith from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute suggests withholding the Nobel Peace Prize due to escalating global violence.
- Conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Sudan, along with increasing global military spending, contribute to the debate on the prize's relevance.
- Henrik Urdal of the Peace Research Institute Oslo argues that awarding the prize can still highlight important peace efforts.
- Potential nominees include grassroots organizations like EcoPeace and Women Wage Peace, working towards peace in the Middle East.
- Artificial intelligence advancements, such as Google's AlphaFold, are predicted to be recognized in this year's science categories.