A whirlwind visit to Beijing for the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

Let me take you on a swirling trip to Beijing – to a unique conference, to people, institutions, fun and beauty, street views, media, dinners and more. Much to my surprise, I had been invited as TFF’s director by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and the China Institute of International Studies, CIIS, to participate in the highest-level celebration of the 70th Anniversary of … Continue reading A whirlwind visit to Beijing for the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

Menneskeheden har brug for et helt andet freds- og sikkerhedssystem i fremtiden

Denne artikel er en invitation til global dialog og ikke et færdigt produkt. Den er en meget kort udgave af en 30+ A4 siders analyse, som det estimerede kinesiske økonomitidsskrift, China Investment, har bedt mig om at skrive. Derpå bad det politiske helt centrale Global Times mig om at skrive denne sammenfatning. Og den danske udgave publiceredes i Arbejderen – det eneste vigtige danske medie … Continue reading Menneskeheden har brug for et helt andet freds- og sikkerhedssystem i fremtiden

❗Towards a new peace and security thinking for the multi-polar, cooperative and peaceful world

A major peace publishing event across cultures: The cover story of the esteemed “China Investment” Magazine’s July 2023 edition. And now also an opinion piece in China’s Global Times: The world’s taxpayers pay US $ 2240 billion annually to their national military defence. That is the highest ever and more than 600 times the regular budget of the United Nations, 3 times the total trade … Continue reading ❗Towards a new peace and security thinking for the multi-polar, cooperative and peaceful world

From Warfare to Peacefare Economic Thinking

Jan Oberg August 20, 2022 This analysis of warfare, peace and economic thinking was written at the invitation of the esteemed magazine China Investment and published in its July 2022 issue in both Chinese and English. I was delighted to be invited to write and to learn that a Chinese investment/economics magazine would take interest in peace. I have never been asked to do something … Continue reading From Warfare to Peacefare Economic Thinking