
That the Nobel Peace Prize may be about to drag the world into open war has to be one of the most colossal ironies in human history. And yet here we are. Donald Trump craves one but, try as he might, he can’t force anyone to award him one, and now he’s wailing and throwing his toys out of the pram by threatening war.
Over the past few days, we saw 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Machado hand over her Nobel Prize medal to Trump. This gesture humiliates both sides equally, as the Nobel committee repeatedly underlines that you can’t simply award the prize to someone else and have it be legitimate. So congratulations Trump, you have a meaningless trophy.