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Nobel Prize Criteria

The criteria used by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to select the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, including the promotion of fraternity between nations and the reduction of standing armies.

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Jan 16, 2026
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What did María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize committee cite as reasons for awarding her the prize in 2025?

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How have the Nobel Peace Prize nomination criteria changed since Alfred Nobel’s will?

Alfred Nobel’s 1895 will framed the Peace Prize around advancing “fraternity between nations,” reducing standing armies, and promoting peace congresses, but left selection mechanisms deliberately vagu...