Peace will not result from any “peace” plan circulated to date. Neither will it emerge from warfare – as the elites of NATO, EU, Russia, and Ukraine seem to finally recognise after avoidable, unspeakable losses of people, trust and physical, socio-economic destruction. And horse-trading based on military ‘security’ guarantees reveals only peace and conflict illiteracy.
TFF is critical of the widespread and severe misuse of the word peace – as if it did not require any knowledge. But we do not engage in geopolitical-military commentarism or dismissive criticism of present-day Realpolitik and its militarist mindset.
Indeed, we do not believe that mainstream political and media elites are aware that they know woefully little about peace and peace-making or see it as a professional field. Thus, we do not expect they would acquaint themselves with a portfolio like this.
TFF concentrates on constructive, visionary thinking grounded in the science and art of peace and in our 40 years of theoretical and on-the-ground experience. And we do believe this can be useful to citizens, civil society, democracy, and the pursuit of true peace.
By the TFF Founders & Board
Jan Oberg, Annette Schiffmann, Christina Spännar and Biljana Vankovska
November 23, 2025
