‘Imagine Donald Trump receiving a Nobel Prize—not for championing peace, democracy, or global unity, but for inadvertently reminding the world just how vital those ideals truly are. This is the daring idea from veteran Italian journalist and media innovator Roberto Savio, founder of Inter Press Service (IPS) and publisher of Other News. In a widely shared personal appeal, Savio proposes an “Alternative Nobel Prize” for U.S. President Donald Trump—not as an honour, but as a sharp piece of political irony meant to spotlight the unintended consequences of Trump’s actions and words. The proposal walks a fine line between satire and seriousness. Beneath its humour pulses a deep worry about democracy’s health, the unravelling of international cooperation, and what Savio calls a rising tide of political subservience to a leader he sees as narcissistic, impulsive, and antagonistic to democratic values….’ (Ramesh Jaura via Eurasia Review)