I think I kinda knew this, once upon a time, but it had slipped my alleged mind.
Once upon a time Sweden and Norway were the same kingdom. When they were split, Norway got the Peace Prize, and Sweden got the rest.
Sweden awards their share through the Swedish Academy of Science.
The Nobel Peace Prize is given through a committee appointed by the Norwegian Parliament.
That makes the Peace Prize subject to the whims of the current Norwegian Parliament, which is very definitely a political exercise. Given that the Norwegian Parliament is very definitely "left wing", giving the President of the US the Peace Prize is rather obviously a political exercise.
And a dumb one.
The competence of the Committee is now explained. Politicians of either Right or Left are not noted for being anything other than... politicians.
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