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Norwegian historian and director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute (1945–2023)
Barack Obama’s 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was unusually polarizing because it was awarded early in a presidency while the United States remained at war, producing intense global attention and domestic ske...
The principal criticisms of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama were that the award was , that it conflicted with ongoing U.S. military actions, and that it appeared politically symbolic—someti...
The Nobel Committee publicly defended awarding Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize as recognition of and an effort to strengthen international cooperation, framing the prize as encouragement for h...
The claim that is false: , not by the laureate, and the 2009 award to Obama was publicly announced and conferred by that committee while he was president . The decision provoked immediate debate about...
Geir Lundestad, longtime director and non‑voting secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, later wrote and told reporters that the committee had hoped the 2009 prize would strengthen Barack Obama bu...
The Nobel Peace Prize’s history is littered with awards that later generated institutional regret, public reversals or sustained controversy — notable cases include the long-debated omission of Mahatm...
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” a decision made les...
The Norwegian Nobel Committee’s official citation awarded President Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between...