Source: The American Conservative
by Ted Snider
“The historical record shows that, far from meeting the ‘three criteria … for selection of a Peace Prize laureate,’ [María Corina] Machado spectacularly fails all three. Machado did not bring Venezuela’s opposition together. The Nobel committee says that ‘Machado has been a key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided.’ That, Yale University history professor Greg Grandin says, is not true: ‘Machado is not a unifier, as the committee said. She represents the most intransigent face of the opposition.’ … More importantly, Machado has not fought for democracy. … Though the Nobel Prize committee makes its case by focusing exclusively on the controversial 2024 election, Machado’s career didn’t start there. … Not only has Machado not fought for democracy in Venezuela, she has neither fought for a ‘peaceful transition to democracy’ nor used ‘the tools of peace.'” (10/15/25)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/undeserved-peace-prize-paves-the-path-to-war/