Overview

• The Norwegian Nobel Committee will name the laureate Friday at 11:00 in Oslo, with 338 nominations under consideration.
• Specialists including Peter Wallensteen and PRIO’s Nina Graeger say Trump’s record conflicts with Nobel’s criteria and makes a 2025 award unlikely.
• Committee leaders say they assess complete peace contributions and discourage influence campaigns, a point underscored by member Asle Toje.
• Benjamin Netanyahu said Trump “deserves” the prize after the US president announced a Gaza truce plan, though the committee’s final decision was taken earlier this week.
• Observers expect a humanitarian, UN-related or press‑freedom recipient, citing groups such as Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the ICJ/ICC, or UN bodies.