Farhang Jahanpour TFF Associate since 2006 and former board member, Oxford, with this homepage. March 9, 2026 In a recent statement, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted that he felt very happy that after 40 years of trying to get the United States involved in a major war with Iran, he had finally succeeded in […]
Claus Kold TFF Associate February 2, 2026 Introduction This article was finalised on February 18, 2026. That was ten days before the US/Israeli attack o Iran. On March 2 – today – the Danish government announced that it had accepted the French proposal to discuss the extension of French nuclear forces to play a new, […]
Here is Trump’s disturbing 8-min speech with an analysis of all the classical psycho-political delusions, hubris, arrogance and the blindness of military power. It can only go wrong now… Jan Oberg, TFF director February 28, 2026 There were only two things that surprised me – and would have been fitting – namely that he had […]
Jan Oberg TFF director February 28, 2026 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 for it. […]
Jan Oberg February 19, 2026 What a thrill to be interviewed by former British diplomat Ian Proud! Don’t waste a minute: acquaint yourself with him here on his homepage, which he elegantly calls “Proud Diplomat.” Notice also his book, A Misfit In Moscow. Ian is, of course, also on Substack, where he calls himself The […]
This is not another geopolitical commentary on the Arctic. It is a visionary peace proposal that can save the region from militarised rivalry and ecological ruin. A blueprint for shared security, sustainable development, and human dignity — benefitting Greenland, the Arctic, and the rest of us. Jan Oberg TFF director Lund, Sweden, February 17, 2026 […]
Jan Oberg February 16, 2026 China’s highly important global media outlet, CGTN, asked me for my comments immediately after the two foreign ministers spoke on Saturday, February 14, 2026. The contrast could hardly have been bigger. The audience gave Marco Rubio a standing ovation for his exclusive Western perspective, and many left the room after that – […]
The MSC’s closed groupthink militarism offers only one prescription — more weapons — even as record military expenditures, squeezed from taxpayers in economic crisis, destroy diplomacy and drive escalation to the highest war risks in decades. Jan Oberg TFF director February 13, 2026 From Dialogue Forum to Militarised Ritual For decades, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) – […]
By Jan ObergTFF co-founder and director February 11, 2026 PART 3 — ECONOMICS, TRADE & FINANCIAL SOVEREIGNTY A. Trade Measures & Market Signaling Economic pressure can be applied instantly and scaled without violence. Immediate Measures (within a week) Government boycott US goods and services A very powerful signal which over time will be felt. Targeted […]