1076 – Militarist Absurd Theatre with Dead Horse Punditry? No. There Are Only Alternatives
Jan ObergTFF director ☮️ When this morning, August 19, 2026, I saw the above new US Trump map, I came to think of Frank
1073 – Domedagsprofeter och Möjlighetsutforskare
Det är dags för forskning, media, politik och medborgare att stanna upp och tänka: Vad är det vi gör för mycket och vad är
1035 – Neither the US and its allies nor any other state has a right to intervene in the domestic affairs of other nations.
With a focus on possible war on Iran, TFF Associates argue that the US must – and can – be stopped. It doesn’t have
1025 – TFF Portfolio for true peace in Ukraine: UNITE trust, DREAM prosperity and other constructive components.
Peace will not result from any “peace” plan circulated to date. Neither will it emerge from warfare – as the elites of NATO, EU, Russia,
Can organisations such as NATO at 75 suffer from dementia?
The talk of Biden’s situation never mentions the most frightening aspect: He is the supreme commander with a finger on the nuclear button. That
“I krig er ord ikke nok” – men for konfliktløsning og fred er de nødvendige, Statsminister Frederiksen.
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
RT’s “Worlds Apart”
A discussion with Oksana Boyko about violence and war where the focus is on principles, ideas, concepts and ways of thinking. A delightful exchange
Featured Business: A very personal portrait conversation of 1 h & 50 min
Get to know a few things you did not know about Jan Oberg. This is extraordinary: Some serious people contact you and say: “We
The 2022 NATO Nobel Human Rights Prize – Updated
The Nobel Committee should include a member of the US or another NATO country – alternatively, it should be transferred to State Department or
Ukraine crisis: Time for some peace diplomacy, visions of a better future
I am happy to inform you about my latest column in China’s leading Global Times – with the title above. Read it here and
Why the Western world seems unable to live without enemies
Some 8 minutes of reflection on that question. In 2022, we are likely to see this inability manifest itself even more conspicuously, harming both
Politikens fredsprishelte, der ikke har gjort noget for fred
Men debat og kritik ønskes ikke Dagbladet Politiken kan næsten ikke få hænderne ned over Nobels fredspris 2021. Her er kronikredaktør Marcus Rubin med
TFF’s Xinjiang Report analysis on China’s CCTV
Or – it isn’t every day you address several hundred million people The TFF report “The Xinjiang Genocide Determination As Agenda” has reached more
A typical PressInfo from The Transnational Foundation
We send out TFF PressInfo – alerts about new posts on The Transnational – once or twice a week – or when something urgently
A happier, less violent 2020
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,
Peter Handke og DR Deadline’s dovenskab
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,
TFF’s Transnational Peace Affairs – A new magazine
August 21, 2019 I have long wanted to produce something like a magazine – a daily, diverse drumbeat – that is also easy and
Fjollede militære tal dækker over virkeligheden: At Rusland ikke er en trussel
4. marts 2019 Hvis man skal bruge kun én målestok på et lands militære styrke, så er militærudgifterne (”forsvarsudgifterne”) den bedste. De siger jo
Peace illiteracy
And why I am switching balances from the most noble and important – but momentarily meaningless – job to something more rewarding… February 1,
Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke deltager i krigen i Syrien
Og igen på terroristernes side Ved sin nøje tilrettelagte Syrien-demonstration på Rådhuspladsen den 25. februar 2018 støtter Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke igen: • systematisk brud på
Main creator of terrorism is US war on terror, not terrorists
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
New sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea
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
How many Americans has al-Assad killed?
I read dozens of articles every day about various conflict zones, commentaries, war reports and – the few times it happens – possibilities of
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
Discussing Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia
Here I am with my friends Donald, Bibi, Sara and Melania… And speak a little about the stupidity of scapegoating Iran for everything, of
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
Syria – two perspectives illustrated
“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
The Meaninglessness of War: Aleppo
Here my 6th photo series from Aleppo – hashtag #keepfocusonaleppo.
Lund, Sweden – March 24, 2017
Can the almost total destruction of Eastern Aleppo
“Vittnesrapport från Aleppo, en annorlunda konfliktanalys och vägar till fred i Syrien”
Videoinspelning av Jan Öbergs föredrag i Stockholm februari 2017 Inspelningen är uppdelad i två delar: Del 1: Vittnesrapport från Aleppo60 min. Del 2: Debatt
Snak om Syrien på en måde der fremmer fred!
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
Keep focus on Aleppo and global dimensions of Syria
TFF PressInfo # 405 Lund, Sweden – February 24, 2017Failed conflict analysis To analyse a conflict is as necessary as the diagnosis for
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.
Humans in liberated Aleppo
Have just published the second of a series of photo stories from Syria – “Humans in liberated Aleppo”. You can subscribe to this page
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
Imagine a Middle East with no weapons!
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
“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
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,
“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
The Western moral decay
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
Nordiske ledere i Det Hvide Hus og dansk uvidenhedsjournalistik
Hvad får vi egentlig at vide om det nordiske topmøde i Washington? Svar: Andedamsjournalistik om middagen, salen, musikken, underholdningen og Lars Løkke Rasmussens morsomme
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
Sverige går före med att upphäva asylrätten
Just så. Sverige gör sig till huvudansvarig för en domino-effekt genom EU. Enligt Aftonbladet är även FN djupt bekymrad. Detta kan i
Militarism, taxpayer money for war planning and lack of democracy
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
The links between refugees and war
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
Comment to Israel’s defence minister in Washington Post
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
Politikere og medier savner åbenbart enhver ekspertise om missilskjoldet til at modstå Washingtons salgsteknikker
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
EU agrees on sanctions on Russia – but what about peace?
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
