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What's behind this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner?

What's behind this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner?

Update: 2024-10-13
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The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to a Japanese grassroots movement working to eliminate nuclear weapons. It's made up of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. The group's leader says he felt people helping Palestinians in Gaza deserved to win instead. So, what's behind the Nobel Committee's decision?

In this episode:

  • Asmund Aukrust, Member of Parliament, Norway's Labour Party. 
  • Lex Takkenberg, Senior Advisor, Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development.  
  • Henrik Urdal, Director, Peace Research Institute Oslo.

Host: Tom McRae

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What's behind this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner?

What's behind this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner?

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