Forget the famous names. Here is who actually deserves this year’s Nobel peace prize | Haakon Gjerløw

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Forget the famous names. Here is who actually deserves this year’s Nobel peace prize | Haakon Gjerløw, The betting markets favour the US president and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But the most vital work to secure peace is being done by those far from the spotlight Haakon Gjerløw is the acting director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo The Nobel peace prize is not a contest determined by fame. Yet the betting markets consistently gravitate towards the biggest names in global politics – among them this year, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. That misses what the prize is for. The real work of building peace is often done far from the headlines: by courts that uphold international law, journalists who document atrocities, and humanitarian organisations that protect communities. With the 2026 prize due to be announced on 9 October, the Nobel committee has an opportunity to remind the world that peace is built through institutions and cooperation, not just diplomatic grandstanding. Continue re

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