Er en nuklear småstat mulig? Og hvor er Danmark på vej hen?
Claus Kold – freds- og sikkerhedspolitisk forsker, TFF-Associeret og ven gennem snart 40 år Mette Frederiksens nylige udtalelser ved sikkerhedskonferencen i München og hendes
Dansk politik øger risikoen for storkrig og er mere loyal med USA/NATO end med danskernes vé og vel
Den 17. oktober 2024 har Danmarks Radio denne historie under et billede hvor statsministeren og Zelenskyj trykker hinandens hænder med hjertevarme blikke. “Frederiksen roser
Folketinget: Det Militær-Industrielle-Medie-Akademiske Kompleks’ (MIMAKs) underholdningafdeling
Dog slet ikke morsomt at det sidste håb om et anstændigt, fredsstræbende Danmark nu er endegyldigt slukket med denne militæraftale. Korte punkter om Folketingets
❗U.S. War Secretary Austin just – “frankly” – outlined the road to full-scale NATO-Russia war
This extremely dangerous man, back then, also revealed that the real purpose of arming Ukraine was to weaken Russia. The video below may give
Oberg in Global Times: “China should propose a new global, more civilian, security and peace system”
China’s prestigious “Global Times” interviews Jan Oberg and several topical themes are touched upon. Among them, he comments on China’s new higher military expenditures
⏰ Eastern Aleppo’s liberation
Photo – Girl in the Jibrin reception center in Aleppo, December 2016 © Oberg PhotoGraphics ⏰ WAKE-UP CALL Eastern Aleppo was liberated four years
The Corona as an opportunity: Reboot humanity and change security thinking and policies
August 27, 2020 What change toward a New Necessary Normal will have to look like I thought my readers here might be interested in
Coronavirussen afslører historiens største sikkerhedspolitiske bedrageri
28. april 2020* Coronavirussen afslører historiens største sikkerhedspolitisk bedrageri, men siger statsminister Frederiksen noget? Den vigtigste lære af Coronavirussen er denne: Alt hvad der
Grønland: Konflikt med USA
30. september 2019 Jeg falder hér til morgen over en fremragende artikel af konsulent og cand.polit. Ulrik Tarp Jensen med den pikante overskrift “Sådan
War without remorse: A callous tweet about a tasteless celebration
August 23, 2019 Yesterday, the US Ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, tweeted the following: As will be seen below, there were four photos from
Nuclear weapons states are terrorist states and these weapons are indefensible
August 6, 2019 – Hiroshima Day Thought you might like to see a discussion I participated in at the invitation of PressTV in –
Time to stop visiting the United States
June 1, 2019 I’ve never been “anti-American.” I work with (North) Americans every day at the Transnational Foundation and much of my academic training
Peace illiteracy
And why I am switching balances from the most noble and important – but momentarily meaningless – job to something more rewarding… February 1,
President Trump moves towards war on Iran
With his speech today – half an hour ago – U.S. President Trump has taken a huge step into uncharted territories. (Here on video).
Why NATO is obsolete – some arguments
Jan Oberg comments on NATO and the need for a much larger citizens-taxpayers movement against militarism since, for almost 70 years since 1949, NATO
You’re invited to the Nuclear Denial Party
By Jan Oberg Lund, Sweden – Hiroshima Day, August 6, 2017 Welcome to the Nuclear Denial Party!! Since marketing, omitted and fake news have
The future of U.S.-Europe relations
“The Debate” with Jim Walsh, MIT and Jan Oberg, TFF Lund, Sweden – May 30, 2017 Last night “The Debate” on PressTV was devoted
NATO should be dissolved – 8 arguments
This is TFF Live on Facebook – the live broadcast I do now and then because live broadcasts have a much larger dissemination than
Lost peace and fake news
By Jan Oberg Proud to join “Middle East With Naskah Zada” at her program in New York and talking about the reasons that peace
Iran on nuclear deal and nuclear-free Middle East
I had the pleasure and honour to comment on the Iranian defence minister’s views on the nuclear deal, on a nuclear-free Middle East, terrorism
Discussing NATO with a former U.S. Ass. Sec. of Defence
A 30 min debate about NATO, Ukraine, Crimea, Yugoslavia, Syria the eternal enemy images and the – obsolete – philosophy on which NATO builds.
From Obama to Trump
Commenting with David Swanson, leading and sharp peace intellectual, on the inauguration of Trump – also about the legacy of Barrack Obama. For Iran’s
Aleppo’s evil humanitarians
The third photo story from the days of the liberation of Aleppo in SyriaUnique photos with text from Aleppo’s Jibrin reception center for people
Why on earth renew old sanctions on Iran?
It’s destructive for all! It’s difficult to see this as rational policy-making. It’s more of an indication of the grumpy super-power feeling that it’s
“Shadow World” – on your tax money
I’ve felt deeply touched by Johan Grimonprez’ brilliant and frightening documentary “Shadow World” which is based on Andrew Feinstein’s book with the same name. I
NATO-Russia games
October 26, 2016 Yet another example of how tension build up in this New Cold War situation – instead of doing what we did
U.S. nuclear policies – two world views
Last night I had the opportunity to discuss nuclear weapons with an experienced, high-ranking security analyst who has been both a military, a scholar,
Dagens DR kalkun…
Nej nej, det skal ikke blive et tema hver dag. Men det kan næsten blive det: Public service DR’s lave standard hvad gælder udenrigs-
DR’s mikrofonholderi for militæret
For Gud véd hvilken gang vælger man på DR’s internetudgave at interviewe en militærekspert om en formodet fejl begået af samme militær. Journalistpraktikant
Danmark fejlbomber i Syrien – og hvad skal vi så spørge om, tro og lære?
Hvor er den officielle danske beklagelse og undskyldning til ofrene? Det vågne, skadereducerende diplomati lige nu? Er påstanden om at det blot var en fejltagelse
The Clintons celebrated – but likely disastrous for the world
Hillary Rodham Clinton was nominated last night by the Democratic Party as its candidate for the U.S. Presidency. She may well win on November
Turkey’s coup – Another example of the West’s disintegration
Here is my take on the July 15 coup in Turkey – why it happened the way it did and what is the least
EU’s so-called refugee crisis – and what should and must be done
Commenting on PressTv on July 22, 2016 after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean. But how much did the media cover that in comparison
The horror in Nice and elsewhere
Jan Oberg comments on Iranian PressTV (July 19, 2016) some 11 minutes into this program. “The War On Terror is history’s most stupid and
Obama is urged to make closer ties with Iran
In an open letter – hardly mentioned by the Western mainstream press, a group of high-level and rather “Realpolitik” US diplomats, scholars, military and politicians urge
Fearology and militarism – But the real enemy is us
Published on July 8, 2016, the day of the NATO Summit in Warsaw. It’s the 5th in the TFF Series “The New Cold War”
“Peace, Conflict, Democracy”
The West leaves, a multi-polar world comes Jan Øberg – Video lecture – Part 1/3
NATO’s confrontational policy
On June 15, 2016 I participated in a discussion with Mike O’Hanlon from the Brookings Institution on CCTV America – China’s international TV station
If the EU becomes a criminal Union some don’t want you to know
For instance EU and other Western mainstream media. But we are getting out! The European Union is about to sign an agreement with non-EU
Denmark to attack in Syria – too
Something is rotten in the State of Denmark and the world will increasingly see it. It’s an unpleasant combination of Islamophobia, militarism and a
NATO outdated – Abolish war
Commenting on NATO S-G Jens Stoltenberg’s wish for dialogue with Russia – a bit odd after all the other provocative initiatives he has spearheaded
Sweden soon at war? Yes, perhaps, if in NATO
It was a few days ago when Swedish Army chief, Major-General Anders Brännström stated in a (leaked) internal document that ‘Sweden could be at
Kunne Danmark også gøre noget godt for verden?
Danmarks stadigt mere triste retning i verdens øjne: • Muhammetegningerne og afvisningen af diplomatisk samtale • Bombninger, krig, besættelse – fra Jugoslavien
Nye krigsfly? Boykot dem eller brug folkefinanciering
Min klumme i ‘Arbejderen’ den 26. august 2015. At definere ”vores forsvar” som kun et spørgsmål om våben er og har altid været en
Don’t underestimate Donald Trump
Don’t underestimate him, count him out or think he is crazy. NBC’s “Meet the Press” half-hour interview with Donald Trump is interesting. He has passion
Hiroshima 70 years – think in new ways to rid the world of nukes!
It’s absolutely necessary to remember what happened 70 years ago in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, see the movies from then, listen to the survivors, the
