US President Donald Trump has entered his second term with an old ambition still intact: winning the Nobel Peace Prize. He had criticised Barack Obama for receiving the award within a year of assuming office. He later projected himself as a strong contender. Now, Trump and his White House openly state his Nobel dream. His team claims that he has ended seven global conflicts. However, sceptics note that he has failed to end the two most dangerous wars today: the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas war. Hillary Clinton even offered to nominate him if he ended the Ukraine war and preserved its sovereignty. But events after the Alaska Summit have exposed the weakness of Trump’s claims.
Diplomatic Failure at Alaska Summit
The Alaska Summit was supposed to ease tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Instead, it collapsed into showmanship. The summit brought no compromise. Both sides hardened positions. Violence intensified rather than reduced. Trump’s push for diplomacy ended in stalemate.
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No Real Compromise on the Table
Neither Vladimir Putin nor Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted Trump’s peace narrative. They welcomed talks in public but acted otherwise. Putin’s latest so-called peace terms were ultimatums, not real offers. Ukraine rejected them. Trump’s diplomacy produced no progress.
Inflated Claims Undermine Credibility
Trump often exaggerates his role in peace. He even claimed credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire, which India strongly refuted. Pakistan’s leaders supported Trump’s version because it served their domestic politics. Independent evidence, however, proved otherwise. This damages his image as a credible peacemaker.
Limits of His Past Diplomatic Wins
Supporters highlight the Abraham Accords as proof of Trump’s peace formula. Yet those accords formalized ties already warming between Israel and Arab states. They did not resolve deep conflicts. In contrast, the Russia-Ukraine war is existential. Trump’s formula does not apply. In Gaza, famine now grips over half a million people despite his repeated claims that peace is near.
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Publicity Over Outcomes
Trump’s style shows focus on optics. He sets artificial deadlines. He retracts them. He announces summits without securing basic agreements. He also fuels global trade tensions. Even China now accuses the US under Trump of “threatening world peace.”
Harsh Reality of War
Trump recently told Fox News that ending wars could be his “reason to get to heaven.” He believes saving lives each week can secure him divine approval. But the truth is grim. The Russia-Ukraine war is too deep to solve with handshake diplomacy. Both sides see the conflict as existential. Trump’s symbolic approach cannot fix it. His Nobel Peace Prize chase is, therefore, a pipe dream.
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