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
1046 – On Phoenix Television’s “Talk With World Leaders”
I am honoured and happy to have been invited by Nancie Zhu of the Chinese Phoenix Television, whose flagship program is “Talk With World
Points for the better – future – world
Keynote speech delivered on October 3, 2024, at the Global Changes Centre’s conference in Skopje, Macedonia. Despite the video’s title, this is not mainly
Meningsdannende damer uden dannelse
At rejse er ikke længere at leve, mener præst og udlandsredaktør: ‘Dannelsesrejsen er død’ Engang var dannelsesrejsen kilden til oplysning og autenticitet. Sådan er
Sverige och andra bidra nu aktivt till Gaza-folkmordet genom att pausa UNRWA-stödet.
Se detta på Sveriges Televisions nyheter den 30:e januari 2024 – en skammens dag. Såhär bidrar Sveriges regering nu aktivt till ett pågående folkmord
37 Global 2024 Predictions
”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
DRs Dead Line: Sig – ikke – de ord du véd om Gaza
Eller en ny udgave af den forsvundne krigsministerielle fuldmægtig, som ikke klarer virkeligheden men føler sig mest fri inden for det intellektuelle fængsels mure?
On two US radio stations, Russian Izvestia and one Swiss +… this week
I’m happy to announce to my readers here and friends in the United States and Europe that I am scheduled to be on three
On entering 2023
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
Philosopher of fake pleasing the declining West
What a pompous buffoon! In my view, he embodies the intellectual and moral decay of that elite-West which admires him as a leading philosopher
Why are we moving away from dialogue & diplomacy?
I recently had the joy and honour to speak with the newly established Perspective South which does stories, narratives and perspectives from developing countries
Two everyday stories about the US’ ongoing militarist perversity and spiritual death
• The US military in 2019 was hiding Syria airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians The two attacks in 2019 led to the deaths
SIPRI – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – is now SIMSI
SIPRI – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – no longer works with peace in any sense of the word. SIPRI is now SIMSI –
Pathbreaking analysis of the West’s new Cold War against China
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
Vad kan fred tänkas vara?
Den 9:e juni 2021 höll jag ett kort och lite spontant föredrag om vad fred kan tänkas vara – hur tänker vi och varför
Sort på sort
Igår publicerede jeg min klumme fra Arbejderen “Censuren, meningskontrollens og krænketheden treenighed” men inden Arbejderen havde kunnet trykke den dukkede der to sager op,
“Goodbye Peace. Worldmoires Into A Peaceful Future”
Welcome to my worldmoires – a word I have invented for the occasion. It means writing about my life in the perspective of global
Pippi Langstrømpes bortcensurerede ”neger” og det kønnede museum
Nu er børnebøger ikke den genre, jeg følger mest med i, men forleden faldt min øjne på en overskrift i Kristeligt Dagblad: Pipi Langstrømpe
MeToo, MeOnly og nypuritanismens elendighed
Sex har altid været noget, der kunne pirre lidt og sælge meget. MeToo ved alle hvad er. MeOnly vil jeg gerne introducere som betegnelse
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
Peace illiteracy
And why I am switching balances from the most noble and important – but momentarily meaningless – job to something more rewarding… February 1,
Apple, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube remove Alex Jones and Infowars content
That’s what New York Times told us on August 6, 2018, here. How sad for a West that no longer believes in its own
Why is the UN still so important – while it must also be reformed?
Why is the UN still so important – in spite of having had its Charter violated repeatedly during the last 25 years? Why should
Genialt af Skovgaard Museet
Det er genialt af Skovgaard Museet at bevidst fravælge islamofobiens kendemærker og dermed marginalisere dens tilhængere. Debatten om Muhammed-tegningerne handler jo ikke om ytringsfrihed
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
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
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
Svenska försvarsmaktens desinformation
Försvarsminister Peter Hultqvist och ÖB Micael Bydén skriver på DN Debatt om “Risk för desinformation om militärövningen Aurora” Och det är då just vad
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
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.
Thanks for the friends’ and followers’ boom
During the last two weeks I have received almost 800 friend requests on Facebook and about 1000 new followers. It’s overwhelming and warms my
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
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”
Facebook’s grotesque nudity censorship policy
Open Letter Lund, Sweden, July 1, 2016 Dear Facebook friends Yes, I consider this blocking of me – because of posting an image of
Brexit analysis on IPS
Very proud to be featured on the front page of Inter-Press Service, IPS, today – the world’s most important alternative media agency with a
“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
On Obama’s visit to Hiroshima – TFF PressInfo # 373
TFF PressInfo # 373: What Obama should do in Hiroshima tomorrowArticles by Jonathan Power & Richard Falkhttp://bit.ly/1U8PEq3 With an intro by Jan Oberg.
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
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
Frågor till Morgan Johansson
Till Morgan Johansson (S) med anledning av dina kommentarer i Dagens Nyheter 28:e januari 2016: Har du och regeringen gått helt i panik,
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
Danmark bør få al u-landsbistand selv
Ærlig talt! Hvorfor ikke give 100% af bistanden til Danmark? Vi har f.eks. brug for nye kampfly så vi kan bombe mere – for eksempel
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
Libya, “migrants” and EU military action
E.U. Seeks U.N. Backing for Military Action to Stop Wave of Migrants Fleeing Horrific Abuse in Libya | Democracy Now!I’ve been around for a
