I am very happy to tell you that Danish-Chinese professor Li Xing – who has been at Aalborg University for many years, but is now in China and is also a new TFF Associate – and I have just published this Europe article in the prestigious China Daily. Towards the end, we also say a few things about what the EU ought to do now … Continue reading 1064 – Allies’ security myth: NATO is not making Europe safer
I was recently invited to have a good, long talk about the world – and, of course, about peace too – with Boris Malagurski on his Weight of Chains Channel on YouTube. It was a real joy and seems to have been greatly appreciated by the viewers too. Mr Malagurski and I shall of course be grateful if you share this conversation in your circles – of course, only … Continue reading 1061 – Don’t despair! The Western Empire is going down, and that opens great opportunities for a better world…
Click the small square button in the lower right, next to the wheel to see the English translation • Today, USrael attacked Iran, for the second time within just one year. Today also marks the 40th Anniversary of the murder of Swedish PM Olof Palme (1927-1986). In the video below, Palme condemns the US bombings of Hanoi, Vietnam, at Xmas 1972. He paid a price … Continue reading 1053 – The USrael attack on Iran and 40th Anniversary of the murder of Olof Palme
I am honoured and happy to have been invited by Nancie Zhu of the Chinese Phoenix Television, whose flagship program is “Talk With World Leaders.” It was a delightful conversation over many themes – Trump, EU, NATO, the Golden Dome, China, Greenland, the deep crisis of the West – and alternatives to at least some if it – Phoenix being more geopolitically oriented as you … Continue reading 1046 – On Phoenix Television’s “Talk With World Leaders”
AI created illustration after an idea by Jan Oberg – the EU flag in the right background Introduction to TFF’s forthcoming four Idea Portfolios of Diplomatic and Nonviolent Resistance By TFF’s Board & FoundersPascal Lottaz, Biljana Vankovska, Annette Schiffmann, Christina Spannar & Jan Oberg January 19, 2026 “America, you are too arrogant.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Over the course of Trump’s first term and … Continue reading 1037 – How Governments and Citizens Can Stop the Trump Regime’s World-Threatening Designs
With a focus on possible war on Iran, TFF Associates argue that the US must – and can – be stopped. It doesn’t have a God-given exceptionalist status. It has become “too arrogant.” By Pascal Lottaz, Annette Schiffman and Jan Oberg, TFF ◆ We have just published this strong appeal statement on The Transnational and TFF on Substack. The Trump Regime must be stopped before … Continue reading 1035 – Neither the US and its allies nor any other state has a right to intervene in the domestic affairs of other nations.
A series of proposals that you can advocate for, send in a letter to your government or do yourself. It’s called people’s power and citizen diplomacy. SHARE! Today, TFF has published the first of three appeals to use people’s power and the UN to stop Israel’s genocide on the Palestinian people. The idea is that you can pick and choose from a series of action … Continue reading 1011 – A Call to Citizens Everywhere #1/3: Choose Your Action for Justice
Krigsforberedelser og militarisme er nu de vigtigste faktorer, der holder Vesten sammen – og de vil også få den til at falde hurtigere. Den vestlige verden har mistet sin bevidsthed, sin opfattelsesevne og sine redskaber til konfliktanalyse, konfliktløsning, fredsskabelse og forsoning. De er blevet presset ud af militarismens kakistokrater – et politologibegreb, der betyder styre af »de værste, mindst kvalificerede eller mest skruppelløse mennesker«. Som … Continue reading 1000 – Vestverdens selvdestruktive freds- og konflikt-analfabetisme.
Every few days, I was on TV in Russia and China – Russia TV1 and China’s CCTV – the latter as part of a much longer studio discussion and documentary about Ukraine, Russa and the EU. February 14, 2025 – about half an hour on Russia’s leading TV Channel – 1TV – a kind of portrait with lots of views on current affairs. February 24, … Continue reading Jan Oberg on Russia’s and China’s national TV
Jan Oberg February 21, 2025 How amazing! The Danish government seemed unprepared for the eventuality that President Trump, if elected, would insist once again on getting Greenland – and a few other “things.” Who was asleep – or much too occupied with hating Russia and helping Ukraine to see what was coming? Secondly, Trump – who is no peace-maker but has other motives – grabbed … Continue reading Trump Caught the EU Off Guard
Dog slet ikke morsomt at det sidste håb om et anstændigt, fredsstræbende Danmark nu er endegyldigt slukket med denne militæraftale. Korte punkter om Folketingets brede “forsvars”aftale til 95 milliarder kroner af 30. april 2024 som den præsenteres af Danmarks Radio. Mere hér. • På tværs af hele det politiske spektrum. Dét kan man enes om. • Ikke ét eneste folketingsmedlem siger fra. • Uden nogen … Continue reading Folketinget: Det Militær-Industrielle-Medie-Akademiske Kompleks’ (MIMAKs) underholdningafdeling
Mehdi Hasan Video guest Mehdi Hasan is factual, ethical, and eloquent. Please SHARE widely to help people understand how the Western “free” media are fooling them. The Pravda Moment—as I call it when people find out that it was all propaganda serving an elite’s narrative—is approaching. You can help by sharing the link to this video with your friends. Thanks! Continue reading Mehdi Hasan Reveals Shocking Truth About Western Media’s Coverage Of The Palestine-Israel Conflict
This extremely dangerous man, back then, also revealed that the real purpose of arming Ukraine was to weaken Russia. The video below may give you a more than two-hour hearing. Please click on this to see only the two minutes mentioned with his shocking statement. Dear Reader Archive this less than 2-minute video so you will remember who presented this perverse eschatological – end-times – … Continue reading ❗U.S. War Secretary Austin just – “frankly” – outlined the road to full-scale NATO-Russia war
”It is difficult to make predictions, particularly about the future.”Unknown but wise person’s statement. I do not pretend my predictions below are scientific or based on a sophisticated social science methodology. They are merely intuitive and hypothetical and based on some of my accumulated knowledge and experience about international affairs over more than four decades. You may say they grow out of a Wright Mills-like … Continue reading 37 Global 2024 Predictions
TFF Associates Lund, Sverige – 17. december 2023 Linket til den engelsk-sprogede udtalelse på TFF’s hjemmeside. Mens den brutale nedslagtning i Gaza udfolder sig i stadig mere forfærdende omfang, føler vi, som en erfaren forskningsstiftelse for fredelig konfliktløsning og fredsskabelse siden 1986, trang til at bidrage med vores analytiske pointer, synspunkter og konstruktive ideer til konfliktløsning. TFF ønsker desuden at stå frem med denne erklæring, … Continue reading TFF – Den Transnationale Stiftelse for Freds- og Fremtidsforsknings udtalelse om folkedrabet i Gaza
A discussion with Oksana Boyko about violence and war where the focus is on principles, ideas, concepts and ways of thinking. A delightful exchange of views that would be difficult, if not impossible, to have in similar leading media in the NATO/EU countries. For once, actually, the focus is on how to think about peace…Broadcast on October 3, 2023. RT = Russia Today, the channel … Continue reading RT’s “Worlds Apart”
It’s – only – about fighting against evil Russia/Putin and for Ukraine’s brilliant democracy… This brilliant 3-minute video documentary needs no introduction. It would be hilarious if it wasn’t so tragic. Continue reading “It is NOT about NATO”…
I was happy to be on Heroes and Patriots on March 2, 2023 – an online radio program in northern California focusing on national security, intelligence and foreign policy. The show is streamed live on the first and fifth Thursday of each month, 9-10 a.m. at KMUD.ORG and hosted by Mary Massey and John Sakowicz. More about Heroes and Patriots here. They have interviewed many … Continue reading California Radio: NATO expansion, Ukraine and Sweden/Finland joining NATO
In case you expect a kind of celebrative champagne toast-like text here, my apology at the outset. For me, this is a very different new year. Perhaps the most tragic new year in my life. Globally speaking, 2022 was nothing to celebrate. My prediction for 2023 is that it will, at best, not be worse. It’s been another year wasted for solving humanity’s most urgent … Continue reading On entering 2023
“Ladies and Gentlemen: This is self-destructive idiocy, militarism and offensiveness the American Way. This is how we make peace and become loved all over the world! This is how we lead NATO, our DEFENSIVE alliance! Amen! And let us now sing in our Church of Militarism: “With God on our side”! The new B-21 bomber debuts. These intellectual dwarfs are unable to see that this … Continue reading Ladies and Gentlemen – This is The American Way!
🇸🇪 5.40 Statsminister Ulf Kristersson bekräftade den 20:e oktober 2022 Sveriges medlemsskap och totala lojalitet med NATO:s religion inklusive NATO-kyrkans eskatologiska atomara doktrin. Så säljar man på tredjedagen som statsminister varje möjlighet till självständigt tänkande som suverän stat framöver. Lyssna noga till det hela men speciellt till Kristerssons ord kring 5:40 min: “We (i.e. Sweden) will act in accordance with the obligations that follow from … Continue reading Sverige lovar 100% lojalitet med NATO-kyrkan inklusive dess gudomliga atomvapenpolitik
“Nej till NATO” är en svensk folkrörelse, som du bör känna till om du har det minsta intresset för säkerhetsfrågor och fred. Den arbetar för Nej till NATO och nej til kärnvapen i Sverige samt för alliansfrihet och neutralitet. Söndagen den 18:e september 2022 startade organisationen en studiecirkel med en lång serie föreläsningar via Zoom, som du kan läsa om på hemsidan och anmäla dig … Continue reading Nej till NATO!
Right after US House Speaker Mme Nancy Pelosi, had landed in Taipei, Taiwan, on August 2, 2022, I was asked by Russia Today (RT) to comment on that tension-increasing event. It was a news program, but thanks to the excellent questions raised by Rory Suchet, the very knowledgeable anchor at the desk, we got an unusual 15 min conversation out of it. Delightful! – I … Continue reading Nancy Pelosi, Taiwan and the changing world order
Jan Oberg July 8, 2022 There have been lots of reports about how G7 leaders snubbed dinner, photo-op, handshake, concerts, etc. since Russia’s foreign minister Lavrov would also be present during the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia. Here is Lavrov’s comment to Tass: “This is how they understand protocol, politeness and code of conduct.” Here is another report. This is of course neither professional, good … Continue reading G7 Leaders’ Bullying Bali Behaviour
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 and says that China would be loved by the world if it proposes a new global system to replace NATO’s outdated and dangerous paradigm. Read the interview here. Continue reading Oberg in Global Times: “China should propose a new global, more civilian, security and peace system”
Den 20. januar 2022 udsendte det statsfinancierede DIIS – Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier – et nyhedsbrev i hvilket mit øje på et foto af en slags demonstration med en banderole på hvilken der står “Boycott Beijing 2022 The Genocide Games” (se herunder). Ordet “genocide” – folkemord – står i rødt og under opfordringen bruges de olympiske ringe. Som det fremgår ovenfor så illustrerer fotoet … Continue reading Ligesom USA mener DIIS tilsyneladende at der foregår et folkemord i Xinjiang
Some 8 minutes of reflection on that question. In 2022, we are likely to see this inability manifest itself even more conspicuously, harming both the world and the United States itself. While at Vimeo which is so much more serious and artistic than YouTube, you may look around at Vimeo as such and also be inspired by The Transnational Foundation’s Channel and my Oberg PhotoGraphics … Continue reading Why the Western world seems unable to live without enemies
Did you hear about it? See it on your Western prime time news? Here is the heart-breaking report about “No US troops will be punished for deadly Kabul strike, Pentagon chief decides” How many such cases have we just never heard of? Allegedly, over time thousands of people have been killed this way. How would Western media have reacted if, say, Russia or China had … Continue reading What shall we call a state that lets its soldiers kill lots of innocent people without punishing even one?
Uanset hvordan man definerer vestlig demokrati så er det i dyb krise. Vi har levet altfor længe med det selvtilfredse argument, at det er den mindst ringe beslutningsmetode – lullet os i søvn med at vestlig demokrati er det eneste mulige og noget, andre også burde have. Det er helt tydelig at demokratiet for eksempel ikke fungerer når der skal træffes hurtige beslutninger – som … Continue reading Vestens demokrati i dyb krise – men skyd hellere skylden på de andre
• The US military in 2019 was hiding Syria airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians The two attacks in 2019 led to the deaths of up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime The US military called the strikes ‘legitimate self-defence’, and said the victims could have been combatants as some, including at least one child, were armed We should thank the New … Continue reading Two everyday stories about the US’ ongoing militarist perversity and spiritual death
Den 10. oktober 2021 var jeg blevet inviteret af “Aarhus Mod Krig & Terror” til at holde foredrag med ovenstående titel. Jeg er jo altid glad for at komme tilbage til min fødeby Aarhus – som jeg ikke længere genkender ganske mange dele af eftersom jeg forlod den sidst i 1969. Men Katedralskolen og Domkirken – hvorfra ens verden jo dengang udgik – ja, de … Continue reading Foredrag: “Fremtidens sikkerhedspolitik & Konflikten USA-Kina”
“Kill, kill, kill for peace…!” (Tuli Kupferberg) Arbejderen er naturligvis den eneste,der mener at den hér slags nyheder også er værd at bringe. Tak for det! Afghanistan – den forudsigelige våben- og krigsfiasko – må da danne et fint bagtæppe til denne messe: Våben er nyttige, neutrale og kan løse alle politiske og samfundsmæssige problemer, forbedre menneskerettighederne og bidrage til kvindefrigørelsen. Ik’? Kort sagt, alt … Continue reading Afghanistan-fiaskoen som bagtæppe for våbenkonference i Aalborg
I’d like to direct your attention to a new comprehensive analysis from The Transnational Foundation for Peace And Future Research, TFF, called “Behind The Smokescreen: An Analysis of the West’s Destructive China Cold War Agenda And Why It Must Stop” The authors are TFF Associates Gordon Dumoulin, Thore Vestby and I – Jan Oberg. Frankly, we have been shocked to learn – through meticulous research … Continue reading Pathbreaking analysis of the West’s new Cold War against China
Humanity faces huge challenges to its survival – climate change, development of a sustainable post-capitalism-development, militarism and nuclear weapons abolition, poverty eradication, democratising democracy, etc. Therefore, the world must protest now at the prospect of a new unilaterally driven anti-China campaign orchestrated by the declining United States and NATO members. No matter what you may think or know about China, there are other responsible ways … Continue reading STOP this Cold War on China !
“Hvad du læser, ser og hører om international politik i de store danske dagblade, Radio- og TV-Avisen er gearet til at forklare USA’s/Vestens udenrigspolitik og aldrig stille spørgsmål ved de fortællinger eller den førte politik.” Milosevic havde gang i et folkemord i Kosovo i 1990’erne. Saddam havde atomvåben i 2003. Alt, hvad der er sket i Syrien siden 2011, er al-Assads værk. Gaddafi havde til … Continue reading Xinjiang og meget mere: Stol ikke på mainstreammedier under stærk påvirkning af USA
🆘 🇺🇸 The US spends US$ 720 billion – that is 720 000 000 000 – on its conventional and nuclear military. In reality much more but we drop that here. You may see how much that is of all the world: Despite this fact, the world’s militarily strongest power feels weak and vulnerable. Mr Trump and the administration feel that some China-produced apps are … Continue reading U.S. Appparanoia
November 23 and 24, 2020, marked an important event in the international academic/university history of peace and conflict research. The reason is that the Faculty of World Studies at Tehran University held a large – online – conference – “International Conference on Peace and Conflict Resolution (ICPCR)”. My colleague and friend there, associate professor Ali Akbar Alikhani, is the dynamic pioneer of this important endeavour … Continue reading Keynote speech for academic peace research in Iran
Denne artikel kunne jeg selv have skrevet – og havde sikkert gjort det hvis jeg havde siddet to uger i karantæne på et hotelværelse i Kina. Det er Norges tidligere miljø- og udviklingsminister, Dag Solheim, der reflekterer over forskellene mellem den “østlige” og den “vestlige” måde at håndtere Coronaen på. Og det er disse forskelle, vi netop aldrig diskuterer i Vesten – hverken i pressen … Continue reading Vestlige og østlige perspektiver på Coronaen
21. juli 2020 Jeg vil lige orientere min læsere om den seneste udgave af DanmarKina – magasinet for Foreningen Danmark-Kina, der har eksisteret siden 1952. Dens formål er at udbrede kendskabet til Kina på et venskabeligt grundlag – altså at bidrage til mellemfolkelig forståelse i gensidig respekt og uden at være et propagandamedie for noget eller nogen. Historikeren Julie Brink i Aarhus har været aktiv … Continue reading Nyt fra Kina – og Peter Frankopans intellektuelle havari
Världen efter Corona – konstruktivt Hur kommer världen att se ut de närmaste årtiondena?Vilka val har vi?Hur kan fred och rättvisa fortfarande bli möjliga? 11:e juni 2020 Jan Öberg I maj höll jag en internationell föreläsning i två delar om förändringarna i världsordningen och om hur framtiden kan bli bättre för oss alla. Den var på engelska. Jag har nu spelat in en svensk version, … Continue reading “I Öster stiger den nya världen upp, i Väst går den gamla ned…
17. maj 2020 I dag holder Det Nødvendige Seminarium, DNS, i Tvind sin årlige fred og retfærdigheds-konference. Som et par gange før bad de mig om at indlede en diskussion – i år dog på video. Debatten om forelæsningen fandt sted kl 15 online via Zoom. Takket være Coronaen så kunne det hele ses af mange mange flere end dem der befandt sig på DNS … Continue reading “The New World Rises In The East And…”
30. april 2020 Jeg har her tidligere her på bloggen skrevet om kunstneren Gudrun Steen-Andersens særdeles innovative installation, Perpetuum Mobile, der inddrager forskere i et tankeeksperiment – “Hvad hvis al migration blev givet fri i verden?” – som de så besvarer i korte videoer. Det var 2019. I marts i år blev de samme personer bedt om at gentage sine svar men denne gang på … Continue reading What if worldwide migration was free…Hvis migration blev fri…
28. april 2020* Coronavirussen afslører historiens største sikkerhedspolitisk bedrageri, men siger statsminister Frederiksen noget? Den vigtigste lære af Coronavirussen er denne: Alt hvad der hidtil er blevet kaldt forsvars- og sikkerhedspolitik har været ét gigantisk bedrageri af borgerne. Nogen må stilles til ansvar og politikken lægges grundlæggende om. Regeringer – ikke mindst bombestaten Danmark – fører krig tusinder af kilometer borte og skaber død og … Continue reading Coronavirussen afslører historiens største sikkerhedspolitiske bedrageri
Trykt 25. februar 2020 i Arbejderen Selvom der er tegn på at Kina er ved at få COVID-19 under kontrol så véd vi i skrivende stund ikke hvordan det vil gå hverken i Kina eller i andre lande. Men denne virus har stimuleret en anden virus, som vi skal se. Kinas indsats mod COVID-19 har været dybt imponerende. Man har for egen og verdens regning … Continue reading Coronavirus og racismens virus
13. january 2020 Hvad er meningen med intellektuelle argumenter? Referencer til begreber og teorier – og til behovet for at de defineres bare nogenlunde klart? Er det meningsfuldt at pege på i hvor høj grad populistiske talemåder, fake og udeladelser har undermineret den offentlige samtale og mediers rapportering om internationale forhold? Er det meningsfuldt at argumentere for fred og ikkevold i disse “interessante tider” hvor … Continue reading I disse interessante tider synes sort humor og satire mere relevant end seriøse kommentarer
December 26, 2019 It’s something about their eyes – and not only that they are reading. It’s something about the main celebration – the longest sequence – of the military, armed forces, police and all in law enforcement, all in uniform and all around the world. It’s something about soldiers being shown when the word “peace” is mentioned. It’s something about that flag on his … Continue reading It’s something about the U.S. Trumps
7. september 2019 Det sker den 20. september og her er eventet på Facebook. Gør dig selv og freden den tjeneste at anmelde dig og kom og vær med til en konstruktiv samtale, der ikke kun skal handle om våben – faktisk sålidt som muligt – selvom det er dét regeringen har på hjernen… Jeg har lavet en lille hurtig video om hvad jeg tror … Continue reading Visoner om en ny dansk fredspolitik begynder i Aarhus
September 3, 2019 Its all so easy…so very easy… perhaps so easy that only criminals get it? And get away with it? About rape at different levels – and how we relate to them Kurds violently carve out their own state on sovereign Syria’s territory. Turkey hates Kurds and is itself a main destroyer of Syria (Aleppo in particular) and serve as an important training … Continue reading The West has done a Jeffrey Epstein on Syria – and it continues…
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 in both sociology and peace and conflict research has been heavily influenced by American scholarship. I am a great admirer of American culture and arts – from the Abstract Impressionists to Pop Art- and of American movies, music – Bob Dylan … Continue reading Time to stop visiting the United States
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, celebrated its 70th Anniversary on April 4, 2019. Some of us don’t see anything worth celebrating about an incredibly expensive, dangerous and harmful alliance which should have been closed down exactly 30 years ago. Why 30 years ago? Because in 1989, the First Cold War in the Western sphere – Europe – between the Warsaw Pact and NATO came … Continue reading NATO at 70: An unlawful organisation with serious psychological problems