War on Gaza: Western powers never believed in a rules-based order

War on Gaza: Western powers never believed in a rules-based order

Liberal democracies remain shamefully complicit with Israel, despite its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people Richard FalkTFF Associate April 26, 2024 Students of world politics have long understood that when it comes to the strategic interests of leading states, international law is marginalised unless it is useful in waging a propaganda war against adversaries.  Indeed, […]

The better world emerging 25 years after NATO’s unlawful bombing of Yugoslavia.

The better world emerging 25 years after NATO’s unlawful bombing of Yugoslavia.

April 22, 2024 Jan Oberg’s 19-minute lecture held at the Memorial Conference marking the 25th anniversary of NATO’s unlawful bombing of Yugoslavia. Recorded on March 23, 2024. He first tells why he was in Belgrade during the bombing and then explains how that bombing was a turning point towards the new multipolar – and better […]

A Swedish peace movement is tearing apart the Defence Cooperation Agreement, DCA, between the U.S. and Sweden regarding 17 U.S. bases.

A Swedish peace movement is tearing apart the Defence Cooperation Agreement, DCA, between the U.S. and Sweden regarding 17 U.S. bases.

The agreement has much more serious consequences for Sweden than the people have been told – and it’s a binding agreement that shall be debated in parliament ex-post in violation of normal democratic procedures. We publish it in English to alert an international audience to the DCS’s extremely problematic character and warn other countries not […]

Weaknesses of the U.S. National Security Strategy 2022: Equating security with superiority in a “race to the top.” 11 parts.

Weaknesses of the U.S. National Security Strategy 2022: Equating security with superiority in a “race to the top.” 11 parts.

Kristin Christman TFF Associate March 12, 2024 A major publishing event in the field of security studies A unique and very thorough 11-part analysis of the US National Security Strategy from October 2022. Christman began publishing it at the beginning of May 2023. If you want to know what the United States is up to […]

Three Avoidable Catastrophes

Three Avoidable Catastrophes

Farhang Jahanpour Professor emeritus & TFF Associate* April 10, 2024 The world is in turmoil and perhaps closer to the possibility of a devastating nuclear war than at any time since the Second World War. There are at least three ongoing conflicts that have the potential of expanding into something much more serious that will […]

The West’s Coming Fall and the Rise of the New Multipolar World in 7 Minutes

The West’s Coming Fall and the Rise of the New Multipolar World in 7 Minutes

Jan Oberg April 8, 2024 This 7-minute video was shot by The China Academy in January 2024, posted on Wave Media on YouTube and then picked up by Taiwan’s CTi News and the Chinese Global Times magazine. This means a very large audience. Here is the link to see the many comments it created. I’m […]

Russia is not a threat to NATO or neutral states. Full stop.

Russia is not a threat to NATO or neutral states. Full stop.

Liberate yourself from NATO’s anti-intellectual and militarist fearmongering today! Why the omnipresent, massive, and uniform propagation of Russia as a threat against NATO is humbug. How a credible professional quality threat analysis is made instead. Why deciding military expenditures as a percentage of GDP is exemplary nonsense. Why NATO cannot be called ‘defensive’ and 17 […]

How we can avoid war in Europe and stand for peace

How we can avoid war in Europe and stand for peace

Jan Oberg March 19, 2024 I was very pleased to be re-invited very quickly to “Through the Eyes of…” run by Ania K, whose YouTube channel has more than 100,000 subscribers. Please watch our conversation here and also run through the many – 99% appreciative – comments. There is no doubt that people want to […]

Pacifism Today: A Dialogue about Alternatives to War in Ukraine

Pacifism Today: A Dialogue about Alternatives to War in Ukraine

Majken Jul Sørensen March 11, 2024 Dedication To all the brave people who refuse to participate in war, in Ukraine, Russia and everywhere else. “War is a crime against humanity. I am therefore determined not to support any kind of war, and to strive for the removal of all causes of war” The pacifist declaration […]

Gaza: Mourning is not enough

Gaza: Mourning is not enough

A very important German voice with a particular background expresses his outrage about the hypocrisy of heads of state and foreign ministers flocking to Tel Aviv with one-sided messages, adding the fig leaf not to forget humanitarian aid and completely ignoring the context, the ‘why’ it all happened. Hans von Sponeck TFF Associate March 6, […]

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