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Why the EU Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

You can take issue with the way various EU bodies and personalities have handled the financial crisis, but if you take a longer perspective the decision to award the Peace Prize to the European Union was one that was probably long overdue.

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Why A Global Health Outfit Should Win the Nobel Peace Prize This Year

We need to diversify how we fund the global fight against diseases like Malaria. The term of art for this is “innovative financing for development.”  The UN has a laboratory for this named Unitaid, and they deserve to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

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The Nobel Prize Speech for the Arab Spring

The Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech by Tawakkol Karman is the smartest, most intense, and deeply moving things I have read about the Arab Awakening over the last year.

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Could the Nobel Peace Prize Hurt Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Chances at Re-Election Next Week?

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Liberian president and first female African head of state, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this morning – only four days before a key presidential election in Liberia. How will the award impact her re-election bid?

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