Saudi Arabia fumes at the United States.

Saudi Arabia fumes at the United States.

Saudis Contradict Blinken: Want Actual Palestinian State now, not a Vague ‘Peace Process’ Farhang Jahanpour TFF Associate February 10, 2024 On Tuesday afternoon (6 February 2024), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took part in a joint press conference with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha. […]

Sweden closes down its Nord Stream investigation – and with a weird argument.

Sweden closes down its Nord Stream investigation – and with a weird argument.

Jan Oberg February 9, 2024 Quite as could be expected politically, Sweden’s Public Prosecutor announced on February 7, 2024, that Sweden had closed down the investigation of how Nord Stream was destroyed and by whom – and of whether there were any Swedes involved in the affair. The main, actually only, argument he gave was […]

The Real Nobel Peace Prize

The Real Nobel Peace Prize

Jan Oberg February 6, 2024 Regrettably, the world’s allegedly most prestigious prize has been awarded to many who did not qualify according to the will of Alfred Nobel. I want to direct your attention to the most important book written about the peace deception called the Nobel Peace Prize. In his last meticulously researched book, […]

A critique of the ‘rules-based order’ RBO

A critique of the ‘rules-based order’ RBO

Farhang Jahanpour TFF Associate February 6, 2024 Since the end of the Cold War and increasingly in recent years, US officials followed as usual by their European allies, have coined a new phrase which they use instead of international law, namely ‘rules-based international order’ (RBO). Leiden Journal of International Law has published an online book […]

Jan Oberg in “Politika” in Belgrade when it turned 120

Jan Oberg in “Politika” in Belgrade when it turned 120

February 5, 2024 The journalist who did the interview with me is Politika’s US correspondent, Gordana Petrovic. It was a pleasure to work with her. She announced it on LinkedIn in this kind manner: “Politika celebrated its 120th birthday this week! 🥳 In tomorrow’s edition, you can read my interview with Jan Oberg, one of […]

Progress Report: Global Conscience Concerning the Gaza Genocide

Progress Report: Global Conscience Concerning the Gaza Genocide

Action Committee For Call to Conscience About Gaza February 5, 2024 To be updated As mentioned earlier here on The Transnational, the “Emergency London Conference of Global Intellectuals of Conscience Concerning the Genocide in Gaza”, arranged by Turkey’s former PM and former foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu and Richard Falk, professor emeritus at Princeton University and […]

Still talking about the U.S. military-industrial complex? It’s evolved!

Still talking about the U.S. military-industrial complex? It’s evolved!

Jan Oberg Interview on CGTN’s “First Voice.” CGTN is China’s main global TV network. At present, CGTN Digital has over 150 million followers across the globe. Instead of embedding the video here, we offer the direct link so you can see the comments that it elicited and also comment yourself if you like. And when […]

Declaration of Conscience and Concern of Global Intellectuals on Gaza Genocide

Declaration of Conscience and Concern of Global Intellectuals on Gaza Genocide

January 17, 2024 You know the TFF Statement on the Gaza Genocide – if not, read it here. This Declaration was initiated by professor Richard Falk – TFF Associate since 1986 – and the former Turkish foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu – a Turkish academic, politician and former diplomat who served as the 26th Prime Minister […]

Shape up WordPress: Avoid the slippery slope to censorship due to incompetence!

Shape up WordPress: Avoid the slippery slope to censorship due to incompetence!

WP logo to the left by Norebbo 2020 Jan Oberg January 11, 2024 WordPress – WP – is huge. One source states that it’s the world’s most popular and widely used content management system that now powers 42.7% of all websites on the internet. TFFs, my PhotoGraphics and my personal online home, plus 12 more […]

37 Global 2024 Predictions

37 Global 2024 Predictions

Photo – Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash Jan Oberg December 30, 2023 ”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 based on a sophisticated social science methodology. They are merely intuitive and hypothetical and based on some of my accumulated […]