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诺贝尔和平奖

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According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should reward people who help build friendly relations among nations, promote disarmament, and advance peace conferences.

He gave the task of choosing the winners to a committee appointed by the Norwegian Parliament, but he did not require its members to be politicians.

Later, politicians gradually became the main members of the committee, which may have influenced their understanding of “peace.”

Today, the Peace Prize is often awarded to people who promote human rights, democracy, environmental protection, or humanitarian relief work.

These efforts are important and related to peace, but they do not necessarily directly reduce weapons, prevent wars, or advance negotiations.

Therefore, people have begun to ask: Why do those who have long worked on disarmament, conflict mediation, opposition to violence, and peace research rarely receive the prize?

When discussing the Peace Prize, we should not only consider whether the winners are outstanding. We should also consider whether the selectors truly follow Nobel's original intention and whether the political environment has changed the meaning of “peace.”