Overview

• Trump placed calls to Norway’s finance minister Jens Stoltenberg last month, prompting confirmation of talks on tariffs and economic cooperation though his request for Nobel Prize support remains unverified.
• The White House has highlighted nominations from Pakistan, Israel and Cambodia alongside endorsements from GOP lawmakers and praise from Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders.
• Some foreign officials and analysts dispute his role in credited mediations and former aides warn the campaign appears driven more by legacy ambitions than sustained peacebuilding.
• The Norwegian Nobel Committee, appointed by parliament, accepts nominations through January and keeps deliberations confidential, insulating it from public lobbying.
• Trump’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska is presented as the ultimate opportunity to broker a Russia-Ukraine truce that would significantly strengthen his Nobel candidacy.