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Why Have No Southeast Asian Leaders Won the Nobel Peace Prize?

Why Have No Southeast Asian Leaders Won the Nobel Peace Prize?

By Ahmad Syarif
The region's Nobel laureates have all been non-state actors whose advocacy has aligned with the narratives of Western powers.
Philippines’ Maria Ressa to Appeal Cyberlibel Case at Supreme Court

Philippines’ Maria Ressa to Appeal Cyberlibel Case at Supreme Court

By Sebastian Strangio
The journalist and Nobel laureate faces a number of charges relating to her pioneering work at the local news site Rappler.

Philippine Journalist Maria Ressa Awarded 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Philippine Journalist Maria Ressa Awarded 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

By Kiko Rosario, Frank Jordans, and Vanessa Gera
Ressa and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the Nobel Peace Prize for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where reporters have faced persistent attacks and even murder.

US Calls on China to Release Liu Xiaobo’s Wife

US Calls on China to Release Liu Xiaobo’s Wife

By Charlotte Gao
Chinese Nobel Laureate Liu died of multiple organ failure after years in jail. His widow remains under house arrest.

Chinese Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Released on Parole With Liver Cancer

Chinese Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Released on Parole With Liver Cancer

By DD Wu
The Norwegian Nobel Committee condemned the Chinese authorities in a rare statement.
Is ASEAN Really Worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize?

Is ASEAN Really Worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize?

By Luke Hunt
Public faith in government and institutions are at a very low ebb.

China and Norway: Unpacking the Deal

China and Norway: Unpacking the Deal

By Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson and Marc Lanteigne
The normalization of China-Norway ties is the result of years of quiet diplomacy.
No, 'China' Did Not Just Give a Peace Prize to Mugabe

No, 'China' Did Not Just Give a Peace Prize to Mugabe

By Ankit Panda
Despite appearances, the Confucius Peace Prize is not an outcome of Chinese government policy.

Chinese Activists Cut Across Indochina in Search of Asylum

Chinese Activists Cut Across Indochina in Search of Asylum

By Luke Hunt
The couple have spent three months trekking through China, Vietnam and Cambodia.

Time to Reinterpret Nobel Peace Prize Criteria

Time to Reinterpret Nobel Peace Prize Criteria

By Mukesh Rawat
In the modern world, there is reason to expand the interpretation of what the prize represents.

South Asia’s Peace Heroes

South Asia’s Peace Heroes

By Alyssa Ayres
Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai and India’s Kailash Satyarthi share the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2014, Another Empty Nobel Peace Prize

In 2014, Another Empty Nobel Peace Prize

By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
An Indian and Pakistani share a Nobel Peace Prize seemingly awarded in order to make a political statement.

Aquino: The First Filipino Nobel Laureate?

Aquino: The First Filipino Nobel Laureate?

By Mong Palatino
The Philippine president has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Not everybody is happy about it.
Soul or Salmon? Norway’s Chinese Dilemma

Soul or Salmon? Norway’s Chinese Dilemma

By Benjamin David Baker
Since awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident, Norway’s relations with China have been…frosty.

Article 9 of Japan's Constitution: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Material?

Article 9 of Japan's Constitution: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Material?

By Ankit Panda
One civil society group in Japan is campaigning to have Article 9 of the Constitution win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Suu Kyi Lectures Singapore on Materialism

Suu Kyi Lectures Singapore on Materialism

Aung San Suu Kyi has suggested that Singapore could learn some soft lessons from her native Myanmar.

Dennis Rodman Wants Nobel Peace Prize for DPRK Diplomacy

Dennis Rodman Wants Nobel Peace Prize for DPRK Diplomacy

The former NBA star thinks he should be a top contender for the Nobel prize.

Thein Sein: Nobel Laureate?

Thein Sein: Nobel Laureate?

Burma’s President is rumored to be a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. If history is a guide, its not as crazy as it may sound.

The Confucius Peace Prize

The Confucius Peace Prize

The Confucius Peace Prize was more about patriotic opportunism than an official response to the Nobel Prize.

China Foreign Policy Shift?

China Foreign Policy Shift?

Will China tone down its more assertive foreign policy? Straws in the wind suggest that it might.

India Finally Takes a Stand?

India Finally Takes a Stand?

India was right to resist Chinese pressure and attend this year’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Liu Xiaobo.

A Nobel Account

A Nobel Account

Despite a boycott instigated by China and the absence of Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony was still moving.

Nobel Prize Ceremony Cancelled?

Nobel Prize Ceremony Cancelled?

China’s refusal to let anyone collect dissident Liu Xiabao’s Nobel Peace Prize has echoes of 1930s Europe.

From Numbers to Faces--'Hunger to Learn' Takes Us There

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