Nobel Peace Prize

Oromo nationalism helped bring Abiy Ahmed to power, but it could also be his undoing. To hold the country together, the Nobel-winning prime minister needs to convince various ethnic groups that he and his new party represent all Ethiopians.

Western leaders long saw the authoritarian Meles Zenawi as an indispensable ally. Now, they’ve found a new hero in Abiy Ahmed. But is the Nobel Prize an effort to make amends or influence Ethiopia’s political future?

Ethiopia is on the right course. But there’s much more to be done.

Getting a new nuclear deal with Iran won’t be easy—but the U.S. president’s utter lack of principle could help guide the way.

On the podcast: The filmmaker Alexandria Bombach followed the Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad for the film “On Her Shoulders.”

The Nobel committee is usually looking to make a statement. Is it trying to tell us something about #MeToo—maybe even Brett Kavanaugh?

Greece's prime minister, together with his partner in Macedonia, has created a model for solving identity clashes across the globe.

Koreans deserve the credit for peace on the peninsula, not Trump.

ICAN isn’t the Nobel Peace Prize winner that policymakers wanted, but it’s the one they deserve.

Experts say it will drive the conversation about a world without nuclear weapons, but don’t expect a nuclear-free world just yet.

There’s an easy way to avoid betrayal by winners of the world’s most important humanitarian prize: only give it to dead people.

At some point in its history, the Nobel Peace Prize became a lifetime achievement award for human rights — and betrayed its founder’s intentions.

Blaming the victim is the easiest way for people to sleep at night in a country where the government could crush you at any moment.

The opposition may want peace deal negotiations to continue, but Colombia's government has other ideas.

Some see the Nobel Peace Prize as an inspiration for Colombians to seek peace. Others see it as an affront against the president's opponents.

Nadia Murad’s work on behalf of Yazidi women who’ve suffered at the hands of the Islamic State has earned her a Nobel nomination. But even if she receives the prestigious prize, it may do little to help her cause.

Even as the Arab Spring was falling apart around them, Tunisians opted for the difficult path of dialogue and compromise. Now their persistence has been rewarded.

The past five years haven’t been all great for Tunisia, but Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize is a welcome recognition of the achievements of a young democracy.

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to a quartet of Tunisian civil society groups that mediated political talks there.