The Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced on Friday, and US President Donald Trump is hoping to be the lucky recipient.
Since his first term in the White House, he has repeatedly voiced his desire to win the prize, claiming to have "ended seven wars" and gained endorsements from world leaders.
But experts say his odds remain low.
Here's what we know.
Why does Trump believe he deserves the prize?
Trump has repeatedly declared that he "deserves the prize", pointing to his claim of "ending seven wars" since he came to office in 2017.
"No president or prime minister has ever done anything close to that," he said at the UN General Assembly last month.
"Everyone says that I should get the Nobel Peace Prize for each one of these achievements."
The wars he's claiming as ending include:
- Israel and Iran
- Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Thailand and Cambodia
- India and Pakistan
- Egypt and Ethiopia
- Serbia and Kosovo
Mr Trump has even teased the possibility of ending an eighth war if Israel and Hamas agree to his peace plan aimed at concluding the two-year war in Gaza.
"Nobody's ever done that," he told a gathering of military leaders in September.
"Will you get the Nobel Prize? Absolutely not. They'll give it to some guy that didn't do a damn thing.
"We'll see what happens, but it would be a big insult to our country. I will tell you that. I don't want it. I want the country to get it."
According to Albert Nobel's wishes, the award is given to:
"The person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."
Do experts think he can win?
Not really.
And they're pointing to a few different reasons why this may be.
First off, experts say the Norwegian Nobel Committee tends to favour ongoing multilateral peace efforts over quick diplomatic wins.
Theo Zenou, a historian and research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, said Mr Trump's efforts have not yet been proven to be long-lasting.
"There's a huge difference between getting fighting to stop in the short-term and resolving the root causes of the conflict," Mr Zenou said.
Speaking with ABC Radio National, Kristin Sandvik from the Peace Research Institute Oslo, agrees that we haven't seen concrete achievements from the president yet.
"For Trump, we need to see what achievements will stick and what kind of peace is left a couple of years from now," Professor Sandvik said.
"He certainly has not been dismissed and has made a very serious effort to talk about peace, but you need to do more than trying [sic]."
Experts also believe his disregard for international institutions and global concerns over climate change may work against him.
"I don't think they would award the most prestigious prize in the world to someone who does not believe in climate change," Mr Zenou said.
"When you look at previous winners who have been bridge-builders, embodied international cooperation and reconciliation: These are not words we associate with Donald Trump."
And Mr Trump's own outspokenness about winning the award isn't helping either, as the committee won't want to be seen as caving into political pressure.
Deputy leader of the present Nobel committee Asle Toje said it's generally counterproductive to lobby for yourself.
"These types of influence campaigns have a rather negative effect than a positive one," Mr Toje told Reuters.
"Some candidates push for it really hard and we do not like it."
Mr Toje said he was speaking generally about lobbying and not about any particular candidate.
Who has nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Since 2018, Mr Trump has been nominated by several people within the US as well as politicians abroad.
This year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among a handful of world leaders that have nominated Mr Trump to the award committee in Norway.
Here's who has supported the president's case:
Israeli PM
At a White House visit in July, Mr Netanyahu presented Mr Trump with a letter he said he had sent to the Nobel Committee, nominating him for the peace prize.
"It is well deserved, and you should get it," he said as they sat across from one another in the White House Blue Room.
Mr Trump thanked him.
"Coming from you in particular, this is very meaningful."
African leaders
A group of African leaders had their turn with Mr Trump a few days after Mr Netanyahu.
Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema have both publicly endorsed the idea of awarding the president the Nobel Peace Prize.
The leaders referenced his role in mediating a recent agreement between Rwanda and the Republic of Congo to bring peace after decades of bloody conflict.
"And so he is now bringing peace back to a region where that was never possible so I believe that he does deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. That is my opinion," said Mr Nguema.
Armenia and Azerbaijan
In August, Armenia and Azerbaijan publicly signalled support for a Nobel nomination for Mr Trump after a White House summit.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev both praised his efforts for helping initiate a peace deal between the two countries.
"I think President Trump deserved to have the Nobel Peace Prize, and we will defend that, we will promote for that," Mr Pashinyan said.
"For the leaders of countries that were at war for more than three decades, having this historic signature here really means a lot," Mr Aliyev said.
"This is a tangible result of President Trump's leadership, and no-one could have achieved it."
Pakistan
In June, Pakistan said that it would recommend Mr Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in helping to resolve a four-day conflict with India.
Pakistan said he had "demonstrated great strategic foresight and stellar statesmanship".
The US president helped in "averting a broader conflict between the two nuclear states that would have had catastrophic consequences for millions of people in the region and beyond" the statement added.
But a day later, Pakistan said Mr Trump's decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities violated international law.
Cambodia
In August, Cambodia's prime minister said the country would nominate Mr Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after he helped secure a ceasefire with Thailand after days of deadly skirmishes.
Hun Manet made the announcement in a Facebook post, accompanied by a letter he said had been sent to the Norwegian Nobel Committee hailing Mr Trump's intervention as an example of his "exceptional achievements in de-escalating tensions in some of the world's most volatile regions".
Cambodia's deputy prime minister also acknowledged Mr Trump's "great efforts for peace".
It was a July 26 call by Mr Trump to the leaders of both Thailand and Cambodia that broke the deadlock in efforts to end some of the heaviest fighting between the neighbours in recent history.
US representative
US representative Claudia Tenney, a Republican from New York, cites the president's role in the 2020 Abraham Accords as her reasoning for nominating Mr Trump.
The Abraham Accords normalised relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.
She plans to keep nominating Mr Trump until he gets the prize.
"He has done more for world peace than any modern leader," she wrote on X.
Hostages and Missing Families Forum
The families of the captives remaining in Gaza called on the Norwegian Nobel Committee on October 6 to award Mr Trump with the Peace Prize over his work to bring home Israeli hostages.
They sent a letter to the committee touting the president as a worthy recipient.
"In this past year, no leader or organisation has contributed more to peace around the world than President Trump. While many have spoken eloquently about peace, he has achieved it," the letter said.
But, nominations from the likes of Mr Netanyahu and the leaders of Pakistan and Cambodia, for example, were submitted after the January 31 deadline and are therefore ineligible for this year's prize.
They could, however, count towards next year's award.
Which US presidents have won in the past?
Past US president recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize are:
- Theodore Roosevelt (1906): Received the prize for his "role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia".
- Woodrow Wilson (1919): Won for his role as founder of the League of Nations, which was established to ensure world peace after WWI.
- Jimmy Carter (2002): Awarded the prize for undertaking peace negotiations, campaigning for human rights and working for social welfare.
- Barack Obama (2009): The Nobel Committee lauded Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".
If Mr Trump wins, he will also join the pantheon of other Nobel laureates, from Albert Einstein to Mother Teresa to Nelson Mandela.
How are prizes determined?
The Nobel prizes are determined in secret by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which consists of five individuals appointed by the Norwegian parliament.
They discuss all the nominations, then establish a shortlist.
Each nominee is then assessed and examined by a group of permanent advisers and other experts.
The committee will then seek to reach a consensus on its selection. If it cannot, the decision is made by majority vote.
Meanwhile, nominations can come from a select group of people and organisations, including heads of state or politicians serving at a national level, university professors, directors of foreign policy institutes, past Nobel Prize recipients and members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee itself.
When is the Nobel Peace Prize winner announced?
This Friday, October 10.
Only one individual or organisation will receive the prize out of this year's 338 nominees.
The Nobel Committee does not confirm the list of nominees.
Among the names disclosed this year alongside Mr Trump are the International Criminal Court, NATO, jailed Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung and Canadian human rights lawyer Irwin Cotler.
Professor Sandvik also believes the Sudan Emergency Response Rooms and the Committee to Protect Journalists could also be possible winners.
Last year's winner was Japanese atomic bomb survivors group Nihon Hidankyo.
ABC with wires
