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international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
Committee
Many media sources in the United States reported that the
decision was made too early and Obama, being the first
Nobel
AfricanAmericantobecomeU.S.president,mighthavestood
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tobringsomedomesticintegrationandunity,buthiseffecton
therestoftheworldwashardtoestimate.
occurs when the final Laureates are outside of people’s
The Nobel Prize in Economic Science can bring some hot
expectations.Herearefewexamples.
newstotheworld,becausetheworldwideeconomyisdirectly
Having given the European Union (EU) the Nobel Peace
related to the social situations, but not as much as the Peace
Prize last year, the Nobel Committee announced a new
Prize. How can the Committee ease people’s criticism, while
winning organization, the OPCW, based on “its extensive
other fields in the Nobel Prize remain quite stable? Well,
efforts to eliminate chemical weapons” which mostly
selectingappropriatenomineeforthePeacePrizeistricky,as
occurred during its work in the ongoing civil war in Syria.
thereareopposingorhostilebodiesopposingtheLaureates.
During the press conference after the announcement of the
Many have criticized the Nobel Committee, claiming
Laureates, one reporter raised a question that the Committee
that the committee had forgotten the true and valid reason
put focused on intentions rather than their direct results or
achievements. It seems that the Nobel Committee credited
Committee
OPCWwithstoppingSyria’srecentuseofchemicalweapons
against the anti-government army and it is quite certain that
Nobel
OPCW was illuminated by the action that they took. Even
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though Thorbjørn Jagland, the head of the Committee, said
that OPCW is highlighted by the situations in Syria and that
the Committee more closely considered the organization’s
sustaining activity in preventing deadly chemical weapons,
thecontroversyisstillremainsatthesurface.
This issue is not the main reason for the criticism. Last
year, the EU was awarded for “over six decades contributed
to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy
▲ Thorbjørn Jagland, the head of the Nobel Committee, announces the
LaureatefortheNobelPeacePrize.
and human rights in Europe.” Awarding the EU raised a
controversy,becauseeventhepoliticalleadersofthemembers
for the establishment of the Nobel Peace Prize. “. . . The
of the Union membership didn’t think the EU had done
person who shall have done the most or the best work for
anything in particular towards the world peace to be given
fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of
the Laureate for the Peace Prize. Nigel Farage, leader of the
standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace
Independence Party of Gerat Britain said, “. . . maybe they
congresses.” This quote was mentioned in the will of Alfred
handedtheprizetotheEU,becausetheycouldn’twait.Nobel
Nobel. Therefore, the Nobel Committee has to return to the
prizes cannot be awarded posthumously.” Farage criticized
originalandpuremeaningofthePeacePrize.TheCommittee
the decision of the Nobel Committee as he saw the Union is
has to learn from the past controversies and choose nominee
not that integrated and not appropriate to be given the Peace
carefully by gathering not just the experts or academic view,
Prize.
but also consider public opinion. In this way, the Committee
The Committee which had been confronted with lots of
canbefreefromtheviewofbeinga‘closedCommittee.’
controversiesandcriticismslastyearhadselectedtheOPCW,
Nobel Peace Prizes are awarded to people who most
which is another organization that is headquartered in the
contributed to the world peace. The Nobel Committee
The Hague, the Netherlands. It seems that the Committee
should not start more worldwide conflicts by nominating
hastoendurethecriticismthat‘theNobelCommitteeispro-
controversialLaureates.Thesecontroversiesnotonlyhurtthe
Europe.’
valueoftheNobelPrizeitself,whichisthemostauthoritative
However, this is not the first criticism that they have to
award in the world, but also discards Alfred Nobel’s greatest
contend with. President Barack Obama was nominated
wish,thedesireforworldpeace.
for the Peace Prize just 12 days after his inauguration. He
was awarded it “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen
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