In a 'dysfunctional' world, who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

The logo of the Nobel Fundation is pictured at the concert hall during the 2008 Nobel award ceremony in Stockholm, on December 10, 2008. © Olivier Morin, AFP

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, who will join the ranks of Elie Wiesel, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, will be revealed on Friday and the annual guessing game has reached its climax.

As usual, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has dropped no hints about who's in the running this year, leaving those speculating with very little to go on.