Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- When former US President Donald Trump claimed in early 2025 that he "deserved the Nobel Peace Prize," the announcement sparked a mix of amusement and debate.

Trump argued that his "historic diplomacy" in the Middle East, North Korea, and elsewhere merited the world's highest recognition for peace.

Yet when the Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, it was clear that moral courage, not power or publicity, defines the laureates of this prestigious award.

The Nobel Peace Prize has always celebrated more than the absence of war. From Martin Luther King Jr. to Malala Yousafzai, from Nelson Mandela to Mother Teresa, laureates have embodied moral courage, human dignity, a...