Nobel as a Barometer

... problem”) – is symbolic as well. In fact, this prize was awarded to Vladimir Putin, who had suggested an elegant plan for Syria’s chemical disarmament, which at that time made it possible to avoid an armed intervention. The OPCW was just lucky ... ... new global system will largely be the consequence of how this conflict is resolved. Alfred Nobel wrote in his will that the peace prize should be awarded “to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations ...