"I mean the much-coveted inaugural Fifa peace prize is all very well The Donald is slated to win that one in perpetuity but it's the Scandi laureate that is the real deal. The one that people will remember. And what more could the US president have possibly done to secure the 1m prize last year than to end at least eight global conflicts. Including ones between countries that didn't even know they were at war with one another."
"Still, the Albanians and the Azerbaijanis must be very relieved to have taken part in a war in which no shots were ever fired. But Donald Trump is nothing if not a trier. He wants that Nobel prize badly. So his new year resolution for 2026 has been to adopt the Donroe doctrine of selective regime change. Start a small war in order to prevent a much bigger one. A service to the rest of the world."
Donald Trump pursued high-profile initiatives framed as peace-making and conflict prevention while seeking prestige and prizes. The administration claimed credit for ending multiple conflicts and promoted a “Donroe” doctrine of selective regime change to start small interventions to avert larger wars. Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was targeted for removal and detention in New York, while critics noted inconsistencies such as pardoning a convicted former Honduran president. The sudden US actions shocked global leaders and complicated allied responses, leaving some governments uncertain how to criticize US moves without appearing adversarial.
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