Overview

• President Trump has campaigned openly for the 2025 Peace Prize, warning that denying him the award would be an “insult” to the United States.
• He claims to have ended seven conflicts through mediations involving India–Pakistan, Cambodia–Thailand, Egypt–Ethiopia, Rwanda–DRC, and Serbia–Kosovo, assertions experts say are inflated or inaccurate.
• Formal support has included nominations or endorsements from Pakistan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and law professor Anat Alon-Beck, with other public backers touting his efforts on Gaza and past diplomacy.
• Committee leaders reiterate that selections focus on concrete contributions and the candidate’s overall record, with 338 nominations submitted by January 31 and the 2025 laureate to be announced in Oslo on Friday, October 10.
• Observers expect the prize to favor less divisive choices, with names circulating such as Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms, Ioulia Navalnaïa, Volodymyr Zelensky, the OSCE’s election arm, UN leaders or agencies, press-freedom groups, or international courts.