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China Urges Europeans to Snub Nobel Ceremony

Jorge Benitez | November 05, 2010
A plain-clothes policeman tries to stop photos being taken outside the house of the wife of jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo.

From Michael Wines, the New York Times:  China is pressing European governments to boycott the ceremony awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo

Obama 'Snubs' Norwegians en Route to Nobel Prize

James Joyner | December 10, 2009
Obama Nobel Prize Speech Photo

It seems that Barack Obama's bid to repair relations with Europe continues to suffer setbacks caused by a combination of his own lapses and overweening sensitivities on the other side of the Atlantic. The latest issue, ironically enough, comes with today's trip to Oslo to receive a Nobel peace prize.

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Soft Power is Dead, Long Live Soft Power

Derek S. Reveron | October 16, 2009
Obama Nobel Congrats

Just three weeks ago, the International Olympics Committee signaled that a new era in international affairs had finally begun. By eliminating Chicago a personal appeal by President Obama, the IOC subtly told the United States that its unipolar moment was over.

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Obama's Nobel Peace Prize: The View from Europe

Benjamin Preisler | October 15, 2009
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The announcement of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize has thus far been met mostly with consternation in Europe. As in the U.S., most commentators view his intentions positively but consider the award to be premature, with the President not even a year into his term and having few concrete accomplishments to his name.

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Finland's Martti Ahtisaari Wins Nobel Peace Prize

James Joyner | October 10, 2008

Former Finland president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize today for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East.  The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Ahtisaari for important efforts over more than three decades to resolve international conflicts,

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