How is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded?




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Summary: The Nobel Peace Prize Committee is again courting controversy, with this year's award to the president of Colombia. Juan Manuel Santos is praised for signing a peace deal with FARC rebels to end more than 50 years of war. But the people of Colombia rejected the deal in a referendum. Is the decision to award Nobel Peace Prize political? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Sverre Lodgaard - Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs David Swanson - Director, World Beyond War website Frederik Heffermehl - Author of 'Nobel Peace Prize: What Nobel Really Wanted' - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/