Photo: Marek Studzinski on Unsplash. Tilsyneladende som den eneste europæiske statsleder deltog statsminister Mette Frederiksen igår sammen med tyske topledere i en spadestiks-ceremoni for
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A discussion with Oksana Boyko about violence and war where the focus is on principles, ideas, concepts and ways of thinking. A delightful exchange
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Get to know a few things you did not know about Jan Oberg. This is extraordinary: Some serious people contact you and say: “We
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The Nobel Committee should include a member of the US or another NATO country – alternatively, it should be transferred to State Department or
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I am happy to inform you about my latest column in China’s leading Global Times – with the title above. Read it here and
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Some 8 minutes of reflection on that question. In 2022, we are likely to see this inability manifest itself even more conspicuously, harming both
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Men debat og kritik ønskes ikke Dagbladet Politiken kan næsten ikke få hænderne ned over Nobels fredspris 2021. Her er kronikredaktør Marcus Rubin med
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Or – it isn’t every day you address several hundred million people The TFF report “The Xinjiang Genocide Determination As Agenda” has reached more
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We send out TFF PressInfo – alerts about new posts on The Transnational – once or twice a week – or when something urgently
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December 30, 2019 Each and every problem humanity faces is rooted in violence. Why do so many continue believing in violence, the most counter-productive,
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13. oktober 2019 Peter Handke får Nobels Litteraturpris 2019 og jeg skriver på min Facebook-side: Tillykke, Peter HandkeDen “gale” forfatter, der tænkte for komplekst,
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August 21, 2019 I have long wanted to produce something like a magazine – a daily, diverse drumbeat – that is also easy and
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4. marts 2019 Hvis man skal bruge kun én målestok på et lands militære styrke, så er militærudgifterne (”forsvarsudgifterne”) den bedste. De siger jo
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And why I am switching balances from the most noble and important – but momentarily meaningless – job to something more rewarding… February 1,
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Og igen på terroristernes side Ved sin nøje tilrettelagte Syrien-demonstration på Rådhuspladsen den 25. februar 2018 støtter Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke igen: • systematisk brud på
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Jan Oberg Comment A US war game/scenario being reported by The Intercept is pretty revealing for the lack of even the slightest re-thinking of
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Does the U.S. have anything constructive and benign to offer the world anymore?In this comment on PressTV I list a series of arguments against
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I read dozens of articles every day about various conflict zones, commentaries, war reports and – the few times it happens – possibilities of
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This is TFF Live on Facebook – the live broadcast I do now and then because live broadcasts have a much larger dissemination than
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Here I am with my friends Donald, Bibi, Sara and Melania… And speak a little about the stupidity of scapegoating Iran for everything, of
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By Jan Oberg Proud to join “Middle East With Naskah Zada” at her program in New York and talking about the reasons that peace
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“The Debate” of April 16, 2017 on Iran’s PressTV between Richard Millett and myself is important to me. I think it will be for
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Here my 6th photo series from Aleppo – hashtag #keepfocusonaleppo. Lund, Sweden – March 24, 2017 Can the almost total destruction of Eastern Aleppo
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Videoinspelning av Jan Öbergs föredrag i Stockholm februari 2017 Inspelningen är uppdelad i två delar: Del 1: Vittnesrapport från Aleppo60 min. Del 2: Debatt
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En “meta”-kommentar i Arbejderen til den dødfødte måde man diskuterer konflikter på, især Syrien. Diskursen kommer aldrig frem til at sige noget væsentligt om
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TFF PressInfo # 405 Lund, Sweden – February 24, 2017Failed conflict analysis To analyse a conflict is as necessary as the diagnosis for
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A 30 min debate about NATO, Ukraine, Crimea, Yugoslavia, Syria the eternal enemy images and the – obsolete – philosophy on which NATO builds.
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Have just published the second of a series of photo stories from Syria – “Humans in liberated Aleppo”. You can subscribe to this page
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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
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Here a few comments on Erdogan’s recent attack on the West for supplying arms to the Kurds. Funny that Turkey’s president should accuse someone
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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
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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,
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The West leaves, a multi-polar world comes Jan Øberg – Video lecture – Part 1/3
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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
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The World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul, May 23-24, 2016 failed to achieve its fund-raising goals. No one from the richest countries – except
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Hvad får vi egentlig at vide om det nordiske topmøde i Washington? Svar: Andedamsjournalistik om middagen, salen, musikken, underholdningen og Lars Løkke Rasmussens morsomme
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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
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Just så. Sverige gör sig till huvudansvarig för en domino-effekt genom EU. Enligt Aftonbladet är även FN djupt bekymrad. Detta kan i
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My deeply concerned wake-up call to YOU! Please share and spread further!NATO’s military leader is like a man given a scalpel to perform surgery
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It’s our wars, stupid!A short interview on Russia Today about Europe’s woefully inadequate understanding of why refugees come here.Towards a solution: Deal with conflicts
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Israel’s defence minister Moshe Ya’alon writes in Washington Post under the headline “Current Iran framework will make war more likely”When I wrote my comment
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Åbent brev sendt til 2200 mennesker i Norden herunder 325 danske medieadresser. Af Jan ØbergDr.hc., forskningschef TFF21. marts 2015 Missilskjoldet tjener til at gøre
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EU agrees Russia sanctions to stay until Ukraine peace terms met (Reuters). Exactly as expected. If the EU can make a conflict-resolution mistake, rest
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Interview med Jens Malling – Publiceret i Arbejderen Efterlader en verden i kaos Anders Fogh Rasmussen træder tilbage som Natos generalsekretær i dag efter
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Gad vide hvor mange mislykkede krige vi endnu skal igennem før især politikere og medier opdager det indlysende faktum, at der findes et temmeligt
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