The Nobel Peace Prize must update its definition of peace for the 21st century

The Nobel Peace Prize must update its definition of peace for the 21st century

On Oct. 7, Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the country’s 50-year-long civil war. The choice immediately sparked debate, not least because the peace deal Santos helped to produce has already failed. But the Nobel Peace Prize will always be controversial. That is as it should…