October 7: A grim anniversary

October 7: A grim anniversary

Richard FalkPrinceton professor emeritus and TFF Associate since 1986. October 7, 2024 Israel has long been renowned for its ability to shape public discourse pertaining to its behaviour toward the Palestinians, particularly in the West. Its greatest triumph is undoubtedly the manner in which it managed the media treatment of its response to October 7 […]

East Wind, West Wind

East Wind, West Wind

October 1, 2024, marks China’s 75th Anniversary Biljana Vankovska Political scientist specialised in peace and conflict research. Professor and Head of the Global Changes Center at the Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia – and TFF Associate September 30, 2024 Here I am, back from China—or more precisely, back from […]

China’s comparative advantage in knowledge about the West

China’s comparative advantage in knowledge about the West

And its positive attitude to the West Jan Oberg Shanghai, China, September 16, 2024 When travelling around China, one of many things to note is that the Chinese are very positive toward the West, make use of Western inspirations, and know much more about the West than Westerners know about China.This is quite remarkable because, […]

“Liberating the United Nations: Realism with Hope”

“Liberating the United Nations: Realism with Hope”

Review of this new book by TFF Associates Richard Falk and Hans von Sponeck John Burley August 21, 2024 Contemporary reports of the birth of the United Nations in June 1945 in San Francisco warmly welcomed the news of its establishment and congratulated the United States for conceiving and delivering the new international organisation. President […]

NATO believes we don’t need a foreign policy

NATO believes we don’t need a foreign policy

A “Thinkers Forum” interview with TFF Associate Biljana Vankovska, professor at Skopje University. August 21, 2024 It’s produced by The China Academy in Shanghai and speaks for itself with no need for an introduction.

Why Ilan Pappe’s new book on the Israel lobby is a must-read

Why Ilan Pappe’s new book on the Israel lobby is a must-read

Few are better qualified to challenge the official orthodoxy that stifles any discussion of this topic Peter Oborne August 12, 2024 No review has yet been published of Professor Ilan Pappe’s magnificent and passionate new book on the Zionist lobby. This silence is no surprise. Even a passing reference to the lobby is liable to […]

Will Putin Attack Poland & the Baltics?

Will Putin Attack Poland & the Baltics?

Given their lack of information about the Ukraine-Russia deal scuttled by Boris Johnson early in the war, many Americans will be inclined to believe Biden’s evidence-free claims in last week’s CNN debate. Ray McGovernSpecial to Consortium News, July 2, 2024 July 5, 2024 At Thursday’s debate with Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, calling Russian President […]

Service in Dissent: Joint Statement of U.S. Government Officials Who Have Resigned over U.S. policy towards Gaza, Palestine, and Israel

Service in Dissent: Joint Statement of U.S. Government Officials Who Have Resigned over U.S. policy towards Gaza, Palestine, and Israel

July 4, 2024 “Each of us has had our own experience of the cascading failures of process, leadership, and decision-making that have characterized this Administration’s intransigent response to this continuing calamity. Taken together, these paint a picture of an overlapping and systemic set of problems in this Administration’s policy approach, and a series of warnings […]

Putin is back for another six years, this is what his foreign policy will look like

Putin is back for another six years, this is what his foreign policy will look like

When he first took office, the Russian president was trying to integrate with the West, now the whole ball game has changed Fyodor Lukyanov May 30, 2024 The question of how Russia’s foreign policy will be managed during President Vladimir Putin’s new term seems redundant, if not irrelevant. The head of state is a man […]

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 […]

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