Trumps Nobel Peace Prize nomination, The present awarding of former President Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has brought back the issue of what does a peacemaker in the modern world look like. While the Norwegian Committee has in the past given out the prize to persons known for their diplomatic skills and humanitarian work, Netanyahu’s choice of Trump is in large part for a series of large scale and at times controversial actions in the Middle East — which include his role in trying to stop Iran’s nuclear program and in brokering truces in on going regional conflicts.
The Context: At a Crossroads in the Middle East
The Middle East has for some time been a very volatile region which in large part has seen action from Iran’s nuclear programs and the Israeli Palestinian conflict. In recent months tensions rose to a point of a full scale war as Israel and Iran were in a 12 day military stand off which had neighbors on edge. In this environment Trump’s role — in putting forward U.S. support for Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites — was said to have put the brakes on the Iranian nuclear issue at least for the time being and also to have brought the short term conflict to an end.
Netanyahu in his letter of nomination which he brought forward at a very public White House meeting put forth this intervention as a key point. He put forth that by stopping Iran which is known to be the preeminent state sponsor of terrorism from getting nuclear arms, Trump had advanced peace around the world in a which not many could claim.
Trump’s Broader Diplomatic Record
Netanyahu’s case for Trump was also made on the issues of past achievements which included the 2020 Abraham Accords. Also called the peace agreements between Israel and several Arab states which ran Bahrain, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates. The accords which were welcomed by many as a historic turn around in regional politics which transformed alliances and which opened up for better communication and interaction.
Also in that which Trump did was to get involved in other countries’ disputes. He pushed for ceasefires between Israel and Hamas, tried to reduce the hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, and also had a role in cooling down tensions between India and Pakistan early this year. It is true that not all of his peace efforts bore out in the long term but they do point to a trend of him getting into some of the world’s most resistant issues.
Netanyahu’s Nomination: Motives and Responses
During at the White House meeting Netanyahu gave Trump a letter for the Norwegian Nobel Committee. In it which he put forth that Trump’s is that of a just cause’s leader and his also very special and out standing commitment to peace, security and stability around the world. Also at the press conference Netanyahou reported that Trump is on the peace mission, one country and one region at a time which is the case with the Abraham Accords and the recent cease fire efforts.
Trump went as expected to the point of no return. He put out thanks for the award which also had in it that what came from Netanyahu’s mouth was very much so. For a while now Trump has been at the front to see which of the Peace Prize winners will be him and also which which he is not, which he takes to mean that he has done great diplomacy which the Norwegian committee has instead given out to other leaders which included the former President Barack Obama.
The Issue of What Is and Is Not Eligible for the Nobel Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize given out by a committee in Norway which receives at the drop of a hat some 400 proposals each year from political leaders, academics, and players in international organizations. Though it is not in fact true that what the candidate is put up for is a seal of approval, the fact that Netanyahu supported Trump is of a political benefit to him. The committee also looks into which nominees’ actions indeed did see them in the clear in terms of breaking through for the better of the peace which is what Alfred Nobel wanted.
Critics present a mixed picture of Trump’s record. While the Abraham Accords were very much celebrated, his admin’s take on the Israeli-Palestinian issue and use of military in the area was very much a point of contention. Also it is put forth that for peace to be lasting we require more than just an end to hostilities which we have not seen — what is missing is the implementation of political solutions like a two state agreement between Israel and Palestine.
The Broader Implications: What Is Meant by Peacemaking?
Netanyahu’s choice of Trump as a partner in peace brings into question what we have come to expect from players in the peace game in the 21st century. Do we look to diplomacy, to talk out differences and find middle ground, or is it acceptable to see peace come from the barrel of a gun in which a leader steps in with force to put down aggression and bring order? Trump’s supporters put forth that his approach of direct action in the face of threat has stabilized areas which had been very much in flux and in which we had seen a great deal of bloodletting.
Detractors also put forth that peace which is a result of force is typically short lived and does not touch the root issues which spark conflict. They bring up the present humanitarian crisis in Gaza which they say is a result of Israeli military action and which has seen great civil casualties as proof that we are still very far from peace. The Nobel Committee will have to balance out these different points of view as it looks at Trump’s nomination.
Conclusion: A Redefinition of Peacemaking in Global Politics
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump by Benjamin Netanyahu is a which of the complex issues in contemporary diplomacy. It brings to light the gray area between war and peace, between the use of force and the process of negotiation and the which in which we judge our world leaders is changing. That whether or not Trump goes on to receive the prize his campaign has brought to the fore a very important discussion on what it means to be a peacemaker in a time of which traditional parameters are breaking down.
As the world watches, the Nobel Committee goes on with their decision which in turn will show whether Trump is awarded but also which will put forward how today we recognize and define peace.
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