Harper’s Magazine: Why Are We in Ukraine?

Harper’s Magazine: Why Are We in Ukraine?

The US/Western media of various kinds increasingly raise critical questions about the NATO expansion and the NATO/EU countries’ response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Although it is “too little and years too late,” one must appreciate this trend – if for no other reason than that it may eventually contribute to stopping the militarist […]

Defense Contractor Funded Think Tanks Dominate Ukraine Debate

Defense Contractor Funded Think Tanks Dominate Ukraine Debate

Ben Freeman, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft June 5, 2023 Executive Summary (excerpts) “Think tanks in the United States are a go–to resource for media outlets seeking expert opinions on pressing public policy issues. But think tanks often have entrenched stances; a growing body of research has shown that their funders can influence their analysis […]

How the news media promotes war. It’s a constant

How the news media promotes war. It’s a constant

“Long before Trump and “deep state” became an expression, I produced one ginormous investigation — Top Secret America — for the Washington Post and I wrote a nasty book — American Coup — about the creeping fascism of homeland security.” William M. Arkin June 5, 2023 (When I wrote this open letter in January 2019, […]

A Russian Voice: US foreign policy is an advanced smartphone with a weak battery

A Russian Voice: US foreign policy is an advanced smartphone with a weak battery

Andrey Kortunov June 5, 2023 A Quad summit meeting in Sydney scheduled for May 24 was abruptly cancelled. The US president had to pull out of his long-anticipated trip to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Instead, the heads of the four Quad member states got together on the margins of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima […]

G7 in Hiroshima – Milestone of Western decline?

G7 in Hiroshima – Milestone of Western decline?

Waving goodbye? Not agreeing whether to wave at the world or not… Words. Words. Words. And words missing. Jan Oberg June 1, 2023 The G7 countries’ share of the global GDP has fallen from about 70% in the 1960s, to 46% in 2019, to 31% in 2021 and is projected to fall to 28% in […]

Kristin Christman – Unsung Hero of Peace Research and Education & TFF Associate

Kristin Christman – Unsung Hero of Peace Research and Education & TFF Associate

Jan Oberg May 29, 2023 We’re delighted to announce that Kristin Christman has accepted TFF’s invitation to join us as TFF Associate. Read about Kristin in my article from March this year. Head over to her excellent YouTube Channel – and subscribe! – and then visit Countercurrents, which publishes all Christman’s articles as well as […]

✅ TFF Share Blog, News & Notes from 2021 till today

✅ TFF Share Blog, News & Notes from 2021 till today

Find below TFF-related media mentions, comments, videos and social media posts published elsewhere but not on this homepage. We happen to catch and list only a fraction. Regarding video comments and debates, we recommend that you go to our Vimeo Channel, where many of them are reproduced. Jan Oberg is a contributor to China Daily […]

Dear “Russia-Had-No-Choice” Friends

Dear “Russia-Had-No-Choice” Friends

David Swanson TFF Associate May 25, 2023 Here’s a terrible “syllogism” from a wonderful person, Ray McGovern, longtime CIA employee, then longtime peace activist, and now year-long contender, that Russia had no choice but to attack Ukraine. “The Russians had other options to invading Ukraine.They attacked Ukraine in a ‘war of choice’; also threaten NATO.Ergo, […]

Report on the Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Top 50 Organizations to Know

Report on the Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Top 50 Organizations to Know

Absolutely stunning and truly informative analysis and listing of 50 orgs that profess to combat disinformation by promoting it themselves in the Censorship-Industrial Complex serving also the Military-Industrial Complex. Must read!!

Alex Lo: Even the West no longer thinks Western values are universal

Alex Lo: Even the West no longer thinks Western values are universal

From: Une artiste confronte les différences entre l’Orient et l’Occident Alex Lo May 12, 2023 “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,/ Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat;/ But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,/ When two strong […]

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