2026-09-14T11:25:22Z https://njump.me The Transnational (RSS Feed) https://njump.me/npub1vlwfhf26au9wmah60zvctr562q04hakhqnrs449nxcyyzv7xnjwsum8tqa https://i0.wp.com/transnational.live/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Favicon2018_TEXT.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://i0.wp.com/transnational.live/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Favicon2018_TEXT.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxa4x68c0k07lqrjd0ctcuqtqx7kwvxv839kn87f0rh24k0avxlgczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6e4yg23 Warm Peace: A Theory of Transition from Cold Peace<br/><br/>New pathbreaking theory-of-peace book by Iranian TFF Associate Dr Ali Akbar Alikhani August 27, 2026 Introduction Probably very few Westerners know that Tehran has a peace museum and that Tehran University has pioneered academic peace and conflict studies in the Muslim world, where this field is, regrettably, almost non-existent. Tehran University is the single most […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/08/27/warm-peace-a-theory-of-transition-from-cold-peace/">https://transnational.live/2026/08/27/warm-peace-a-theory-of-transition-from-cold-peace/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/08/27/warm-peace-a-theory-of-transition-from-cold-peace/">https://transnational.live/2026/08/27/warm-peace-a-theory-of-transition-from-cold-peace/</a> 2026-08-27T10:46:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8zuf6n3c54l7892rqedv953gmamgvc5hatr3ytqu5xnactat4q9szypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf64gveau Militarist Absurd Theatre with Dead Horse Punditry? No. There Are Only Alternatives<br/><br/>Jan ObergTFF director ☮️ When this morning – August 19, 2026 – I saw the above new US Trump map, I came to think of Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, who said that politics is the entertainment division of the Military-Industrial Complex. That formulation beats many academic analyses – as you will have understood […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/08/26/militarist-absurd-theatre-with-dead-horse-punditry-no-there-are-only-alternatives/">https://transnational.live/2026/08/26/militarist-absurd-theatre-with-dead-horse-punditry-no-there-are-only-alternatives/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/08/26/militarist-absurd-theatre-with-dead-horse-punditry-no-there-are-only-alternatives/">https://transnational.live/2026/08/26/militarist-absurd-theatre-with-dead-horse-punditry-no-there-are-only-alternatives/</a> 2026-08-26T09:30:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9sal40gudn6jdezm3590gp28emf98jnuhqc8798t8ytu3pe79kmgzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf653x3qz The One West<br/><br/>A Civilizational Interpretation of the West’s Body Politic Pascal Lottaz Professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto and TFF Board member August 25, 2026 “How do we explain the self-defeating and self-harming policies of Western states? Europe seems to be happily deindustrializing, the US proxy war in Ukraine is killing hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/08/25/the-one-west/">https://transnational.live/2026/08/25/the-one-west/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/08/25/the-one-west/">https://transnational.live/2026/08/25/the-one-west/</a> 2026-08-25T13:10:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv2hzf406mcm74he8kepuhhgjjnwyarz0yzl5ahdedg8tuh0270mczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6df45t6 Europe’s War Economy: A conversation with Lena Petrova of World Affairs In Context<br/><br/>August 24, 2026 Lena Petrova &amp; Jan Oberg I am truly happy and honoured to have been invited by Lena to her unique channel, World Affairs In Context where she has over 600,000 subscribers. She covers a very wide range of global themes, based not least on her own deep and broad knowledge of economics. I want […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/08/24/europes-war-economy-a-conversation-with-lena-petrova-of-world-affairs-in-context/">https://transnational.live/2026/08/24/europes-war-economy-a-conversation-with-lena-petrova-of-world-affairs-in-context/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/08/24/europes-war-economy-a-conversation-with-lena-petrova-of-world-affairs-in-context/">https://transnational.live/2026/08/24/europes-war-economy-a-conversation-with-lena-petrova-of-world-affairs-in-context/</a> 2026-08-24T11:33:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp4v26gfy6wp8cs54eajy8wg6hrck80g8dp2exzj36kssd8xv4jpqzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6qgaw6k Are Europe’s Leaders Ignorant — or Are They Lying?<br/><br/>No study has ever shown that military spending outperforms civilian investment. And researchers do not dare to say so… Jan Oberg July 6, 2026 European leaders now speak openly about transforming Europe’s economy into a war economy. This is not a metaphor. It is the stated ambition of governments, EU commissioners, and NATO officials. Denmark’s […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/07/06/are-europes-leaders-ignorant-or-are-they-lying/">https://transnational.live/2026/07/06/are-europes-leaders-ignorant-or-are-they-lying/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/07/06/are-europes-leaders-ignorant-or-are-they-lying/">https://transnational.live/2026/07/06/are-europes-leaders-ignorant-or-are-they-lying/</a> 2026-07-06T14:47:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv03fzjaqx656ypyxwr4zaw8drtmh26tdht6q56pmhyws3ql9c6jszypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6x53sc6 Doomsayers and Possibility Explorers<br/><br/>It is time for research, media, politics and citizens to stop and think: What is it we do too much and what is it we do too little Jan Oberg June 27, 2026 We live in a time saturated with negative energy. Accidents dominate headlines, bad news is good news, and social media are full […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/27/doomsayers-and-possibility-explorers/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/27/doomsayers-and-possibility-explorers/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/27/doomsayers-and-possibility-explorers/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/27/doomsayers-and-possibility-explorers/</a> 2026-06-27T11:25:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ans00ncqz7zlya3al26ykqzkgkwf7yku3jt0xwhnktec2g5vxlqzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6xu98cl MOU: Iran Gains Stature, Arab States Diminished, US Humiliated<br/><br/>Farhang Jahanpour, TFF Associate June 23, 2026 Berkshire (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The MoU agreed by Iran and the United States has stunned the world. Oil prices have dropped from a high of $120 at the beginning of the Israeli-US war against Iran to $77 per barrel, slightly above their level before the […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/23/mou-iran-gains-stature-arab-states-diminished-us-humiliated/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/23/mou-iran-gains-stature-arab-states-diminished-us-humiliated/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/23/mou-iran-gains-stature-arab-states-diminished-us-humiliated/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/23/mou-iran-gains-stature-arab-states-diminished-us-humiliated/</a> 2026-06-23T20:17:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8vxlzkamfpds9xfyegptjpdltshhmwm4cze8taj8adzkpwjs45hqzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf600r9sy Research quality and quantity: Some aspects of doing social science today<br/><br/>A written interview with China Social Science Today, which is published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing. Here is the Chinese version of May 29, 2026. June 16, 2026 Subject: An interview on the topic of “research productivity” from Chinese Social Sciences Today Dear Professor Jan Oberg:Last time I interviewed you about the […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/16/research-quality-and-quantity-some-aspects-of-doing-social-science-today/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/16/research-quality-and-quantity-some-aspects-of-doing-social-science-today/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/16/research-quality-and-quantity-some-aspects-of-doing-social-science-today/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/16/research-quality-and-quantity-some-aspects-of-doing-social-science-today/</a> 2026-06-16T11:39:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstljphrquymzy3srj5a622duyxygayj4385truqgqqqv7lv77z3xczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6rss9t6 Advisor for the Arete Youth Academy<br/><br/>Jan Oberg TFF director June 11, 2026 A couple of months ago, I was invited to join the new Arete Youth Academy, AYA, as an advisor. I felt happy and honoured and immediately said yes, not least because the late Dr Daisaku Ikeda of Soka Gakkai International, SGI, in Japan has been a major source of inspiration for the Academy. […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/11/advisor-for-the-arete-youth-academy/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/11/advisor-for-the-arete-youth-academy/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/11/advisor-for-the-arete-youth-academy/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/11/advisor-for-the-arete-youth-academy/</a> 2026-06-11T16:50:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2u0uvmrgszgmq6rhvl8ceyq629e8nnhte5vj5nrnhnnyakqpf00qzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf60mvlzs NATO’s Echo Chamber: How Denmark’s Broadcasting, DR, Is a Mouthpiece for Alliance Narratives<br/><br/>How Denmark’s public broadcaster DR drifted into NATO’s narrative machinery — from role conflicts to Russophobia and systematic exclusion of critical voices Jan Oberg TFF director This Danish text criticises a recent Danish Broadcasting, DR, news article responding to the Russian ambassador’s objections to DR’s documentary Krigsplan Europa. The article presented DR journalist Niels Fastrup as a neutral reporter […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/11/natos-echo-chamber-how-denmarks-broadcasting-dr-is-a-mouthpiece-for-alliance-narratives/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/11/natos-echo-chamber-how-denmarks-broadcasting-dr-is-a-mouthpiece-for-alliance-narratives/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/11/natos-echo-chamber-how-denmarks-broadcasting-dr-is-a-mouthpiece-for-alliance-narratives/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/11/natos-echo-chamber-how-denmarks-broadcasting-dr-is-a-mouthpiece-for-alliance-narratives/</a> 2026-06-11T10:00:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw260a0ds4sktle9qc8xq460wemvmu7kpcn2wx5gklexu7dd3takszypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6flwurk Nuclear Spending, Terrorism, and the Collapse of Deterrence: Abolition Is the Only Civilised Option<br/><br/>Nuclear weapons are undemocratic, useless, criminal, terrorist, and unethical – they cannot serve deterrence without being used, and their development steals the resources that should be used to solve real problems and secure humanity’s better future. Jan Oberg TFF director June 9, 2026 Global nuclear weapons spending reached an unprecedented 119 billion USD in 2025, […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/09/nuclear-spending-terrorism-and-the-collapse-of-deterrence-abolition-is-the-only-civilised-option/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/09/nuclear-spending-terrorism-and-the-collapse-of-deterrence-abolition-is-the-only-civilised-option/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/09/nuclear-spending-terrorism-and-the-collapse-of-deterrence-abolition-is-the-only-civilised-option/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/09/nuclear-spending-terrorism-and-the-collapse-of-deterrence-abolition-is-the-only-civilised-option/</a> 2026-06-09T12:17:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszy7w7v3mdcwv3gyfxfsjfgung5f95962awppnde8mq7sgmlhy4xqzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6ug9rw3 The Surprising History of Warm Iranian-Jewish Relations<br/><br/>Farhang Jahanpour, TFF Associate June 5, 2026 Berkshire (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After the massive US and Israeli attacks on Iran on 28 February 2026, the second attack in the middle of negotiations within a year, with his characteristic modesty, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “The war on Iran fulfils my 40-year […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/05/the-surprising-history-of-warm-iranian-jewish-relations/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/05/the-surprising-history-of-warm-iranian-jewish-relations/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/06/05/the-surprising-history-of-warm-iranian-jewish-relations/">https://transnational.live/2026/06/05/the-surprising-history-of-warm-iranian-jewish-relations/</a> 2026-06-05T21:36:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgd8k0f2zfe5m7dratnpv38cu4yk9qvfynzm7wvrw5v0x9k5aeu6szypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf68src0f Trump understands nothing of China’s culture, and the Chinese have all the cards and the time, too.<br/><br/>Jan Oberg May 15, 2026 Go to this Fox News page and scroll the whole way down: President Donald Trump tells the world that his meeting with President Xi Jinping yielded a lot of very concrete political and economic results – of course, only where the Chinese side, according to him, agreed with him. He does not mention the […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/05/15/trump-understands-nothing-of-chinas-culture-and-the-chinese-have-all-the-cards-and-the-time-too/">https://transnational.live/2026/05/15/trump-understands-nothing-of-chinas-culture-and-the-chinese-have-all-the-cards-and-the-time-too/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/05/15/trump-understands-nothing-of-chinas-culture-and-the-chinese-have-all-the-cards-and-the-time-too/">https://transnational.live/2026/05/15/trump-understands-nothing-of-chinas-culture-and-the-chinese-have-all-the-cards-and-the-time-too/</a> 2026-05-15T20:18:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfvpphyrmkwdl7knyr49fg7udf34vf33p4ekvnfqtqmuylshtzkfczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6nu3nz0 TFF Peace Pulse # 5 –  Threat Analyses Are MIMAC Inventions – unrelated to reality.<br/><br/>Jan Oberg outlines why there are no professional, comprehensive threat analyses anymore and how enemies are created or invented to serve the MIMAC – the Military-Industrial-Media-Academic Complex. Instead, we now have the bizarre 5% of GNP set off for the military, no matter the real world’s threat environment. And now, all the Peace Pulses are […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/05/12/tff-peace-pulse-5-threat-analyses-are-mimac-inventions-unrelated-to-reality/">https://transnational.live/2026/05/12/tff-peace-pulse-5-threat-analyses-are-mimac-inventions-unrelated-to-reality/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://transnational.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PP5_ThreatAnanlyses.mp4"></video><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/05/12/tff-peace-pulse-5-threat-analyses-are-mimac-inventions-unrelated-to-reality/">https://transnational.live/2026/05/12/tff-peace-pulse-5-threat-analyses-are-mimac-inventions-unrelated-to-reality/</a> 2026-05-12T19:28:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvkqqc5mxam3akm0uyrnuvj693zv2ezk5zye5ngc79rqvg4f765vszypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6htmu8u Lena Petrova explores peace – in contrast to the omnipresent military geopolitical commenting<br/><br/>Lena Petrova of “World Affairs In Context” with more than half a million subscribers on YouTube wanted to explore what a peace researcher like me has to say about, among other things, the First and the Second Cold War and why eethics has disappeared from politics. I am particularly happy about this conversation that also […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/05/12/lena-petrova-explores-peace-in-contrast-to-the-omnipresent-military-geopolitical-commenting/">https://transnational.live/2026/05/12/lena-petrova-explores-peace-in-contrast-to-the-omnipresent-military-geopolitical-commenting/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/05/12/lena-petrova-explores-peace-in-contrast-to-the-omnipresent-military-geopolitical-commenting/">https://transnational.live/2026/05/12/lena-petrova-explores-peace-in-contrast-to-the-omnipresent-military-geopolitical-commenting/</a> 2026-05-12T08:54:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst4ue7u75u8ns0ys7zgke70snmscynwrlu2ggszpg2gyfjvpcz27czypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6ple3gh TFF Peace Pulse # 4 –  The MIMAC and Its Traitors<br/><br/>The MIMAC – Military-Industrial-Media-Academic Complex – drives the world’s rampant militarism and wars without end. Here is a short reflection of how it works against all interests of humanity. #5 deals with why there is no real enemy or threat images/analysis. It’s all ex-post constructions. And, btw, theTFF Peace Pulse is now on Rumble.<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/05/06/tff-peace-pulse-4-the-mimac-and-its-traitors/">https://transnational.live/2026/05/06/tff-peace-pulse-4-the-mimac-and-its-traitors/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://transnational.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PP4-MIMAC-And-Traitors.mp4"></video><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/05/06/tff-peace-pulse-4-the-mimac-and-its-traitors/">https://transnational.live/2026/05/06/tff-peace-pulse-4-the-mimac-and-its-traitors/</a> 2026-05-06T21:29:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdz39xd5tnl4zsfkcz74zm6h0ssj6hg49h6gd2e0m972hs43h2lmczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf60uzrrl TFF Peace Pulse # 3 – Focus On Violence Is Wasted For Peace<br/><br/>Jan Oberg, TFF director April 28, 2026 In this third TFF Peace Pulse, I make the important distinction between the violence and the conflict that violence is a symptom of. If you want peace, focus on the underlying conflict because that is the key to resolution, peacemaking, and a better future for the parties. The […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/28/tff-peace-pulse-3-focus-on-violence-is-wasted-for-peace/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/28/tff-peace-pulse-3-focus-on-violence-is-wasted-for-peace/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://transnational.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PP4-MIMAC-And-Traitors.mp4"></video><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/28/tff-peace-pulse-3-focus-on-violence-is-wasted-for-peace/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/28/tff-peace-pulse-3-focus-on-violence-is-wasted-for-peace/</a> 2026-04-28T16:26:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyvuffu6san0kvzxnxnuv6nvwf9mjfd5ujmxz2a3295kkdlf066uczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6ndsm5c Allies’ security myth<br/><br/>Jan Oberg, TFF director April 17, 2026 Danish-Chinese professor Li Xing – who has been at Aalborg University for many years, but is now in China and is also a new TFF Associate – and I have just published this Europe article in the prestigious China Daily. Towards the end, we also say a few things about what […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/17/allies-security-myth/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/17/allies-security-myth/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/17/allies-security-myth/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/17/allies-security-myth/</a> 2026-04-17T10:17:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsya8w92vrf362vmm8juj5lxlvd4esnydfq78uw70l4rtyax5m0lpczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf62f8rut Unpacking the Iran-USA ceasefire with world expert Farhang Jahanpour<br/><br/>Farhang Jahanpour April 17, 2026 If you only see one video to get the – broader – background to the US-Israel-Iran-ME conflicts and wars, this should be it. Jan Oberg, TFF director I am very pleased to give this in-depth interview with TFF Associate Farhang Jahanpour a reposting boost. Not only because he, based on his tremendous […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/17/unpacking-the-iran-usa-ceasefire-with-world-expert-farhang-jahanpour/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/17/unpacking-the-iran-usa-ceasefire-with-world-expert-farhang-jahanpour/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/17/unpacking-the-iran-usa-ceasefire-with-world-expert-farhang-jahanpour/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/17/unpacking-the-iran-usa-ceasefire-with-world-expert-farhang-jahanpour/</a> 2026-04-17T10:04:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgym2zxc4pxw6uq3a6rzjker400qrd8fjthm6ravmgfx6s9m0ffcszypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf60csqzh TFF Peace Pulse # 2 – We need an all-European debate about Europe’s future<br/><br/>Jan Oberg, TFF director April 16, 2026 These Peace Pulses will only be published here a few times. You will also not find them on YouTube and Vimeo because both platforms have blocked TFF and me; you know, peace is dangerous these days. Later, you will find them, along with many other TFF-created videos, on […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/16/tff-peace-pulse-2-we-need-an-all-european-debate-about-europes-future/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/16/tff-peace-pulse-2-we-need-an-all-european-debate-about-europes-future/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://transnational.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PP2_DebateEurope.mp4"></video><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/16/tff-peace-pulse-2-we-need-an-all-european-debate-about-europes-future/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/16/tff-peace-pulse-2-we-need-an-all-european-debate-about-europes-future/</a> 2026-04-16T09:22:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvxes0t0rl2qfhjp2e8tpydrlcguzjhd7ynqp8fnweuhu5hwu0utczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6cplrd8 The first of the new TFF Peace Pulse – #1 “WWIII? Just Doubt It”<br/><br/>In contrast to most, we’ll bring alternatives, solutions, hope and strategies for a better future. Times are dangerous, yes, but that only intensifies the need for constructive thinking and action! Jan Oberg, TFF director April 13, 2026 The new TFF Peace Pulse uses video messages in a new way: Max 3-5-minute-long comments, ideas or perhaps mini-lectures, all […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/13/the-first-of-the-new-tff-peace-pulse-1-wwiii-just-doubt-it/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/13/the-first-of-the-new-tff-peace-pulse-1-wwiii-just-doubt-it/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://transnational.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PP1-WWIII__120426.mp4"></video><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/13/the-first-of-the-new-tff-peace-pulse-1-wwiii-just-doubt-it/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/13/the-first-of-the-new-tff-peace-pulse-1-wwiii-just-doubt-it/</a> 2026-04-13T15:17:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq9y5awcxudhdk6pxgtyqlu385lavtfcg32avg2gse7kk0q5t3kwgzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf64ry8rc TFF at 40: Four Decades of Publishing Peace 2/2<br/><br/>PART II — Publishing Peace in a System That Prioritises Militarism Jan Oberg, TFF director April 10, 2026 How TFF Maintains a Daily Voice in a Digital World Built for Noise This article is part of the series “TFF at 40″ and it invites you to learn about Four Decades of Publishing Peace. It takes […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/11/tff-at-40-four-decades-of-publishing-peace-2-2/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/11/tff-at-40-four-decades-of-publishing-peace-2-2/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/11/tff-at-40-four-decades-of-publishing-peace-2-2/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/11/tff-at-40-four-decades-of-publishing-peace-2-2/</a> 2026-04-11T11:30:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0t5t3l4myspfj625eytqrmyqckd6dzcuf5jy5nc9pnsmamz4v8aszypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf63xl8ny Don’t despair! The Western Empire is going down, and that opens great opportunities for a better world…<br/><br/>Jan Oberg, TFF director April 9, 2026 I was recently invited to have a good, long talk about the world – and, of course, about peace too – with Boris Malagurski on his Weight of Chains Channel on YouTube. It was a real joy and seems to have been greatly appreciated by the viewers too. Mr Malagurski and I […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/09/dont-despair-the-western-empire-is-going-down-and-that-opens-great-opportunities-for-a-better-world/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/09/dont-despair-the-western-empire-is-going-down-and-that-opens-great-opportunities-for-a-better-world/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/09/dont-despair-the-western-empire-is-going-down-and-that-opens-great-opportunities-for-a-better-world/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/09/dont-despair-the-western-empire-is-going-down-and-that-opens-great-opportunities-for-a-better-world/</a> 2026-04-09T14:31:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrncym4luwgwqhgxefk6xnm4q93edd8nn7c9ayfuzh3jq80nejq5czypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6ergfwp Thank You for Your Service – Of Bringing Death And Destruction<br/><br/>A woman reacts inside her brother’s home, which was damaged by a strike, as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues, in Tehran, 30 March 2026 (Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters) in The Middle East Eye Elaheh Pooyandeh Peace researcher &amp; TFF Associate April 8, 2026 This piece was written in Mid-March 2026. The author lives in […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/08/thank-you-for-your-service-of-bringing-death-and-destruction/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/08/thank-you-for-your-service-of-bringing-death-and-destruction/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/08/thank-you-for-your-service-of-bringing-death-and-destruction/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/08/thank-you-for-your-service-of-bringing-death-and-destruction/</a> 2026-04-08T20:57:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs88z59zzhg3t4wsymam8pyrsjqudd64536rswfcnag6gf977wrudczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6qvvfeu Fred är inte bara frånvaron av krig – det är ett sätt att leva<br/><br/>April 3, 2026 Hade nyligen det verkliga nöjet att få besök av Dissidentklubben/Podden i Sverige. Kerstin Ekström gjorde en intervju på över 60 minuter där vi kommer långt omkring och där jag också talar lite om vad fredsforskning är och hur underbart det är att ägna sig åt något så viktigt som fred – positiv […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/03/fred-ar-inte-bara-franvaron-av-krig-det-ar-ett-satt-att-leva/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/03/fred-ar-inte-bara-franvaron-av-krig-det-ar-ett-satt-att-leva/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/04/03/fred-ar-inte-bara-franvaron-av-krig-det-ar-ett-satt-att-leva/">https://transnational.live/2026/04/03/fred-ar-inte-bara-franvaron-av-krig-det-ar-ett-satt-att-leva/</a> 2026-04-03T09:19:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2xw4f3sylln6vjsf5twfwpfrcm53jjvpqzyez9tp08cpgesfmxyqzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6q5z08r “Breaking Point: The War That Changed The Rules”<br/><br/>New documentary by Sladjana Zaric, RTS – Serbia’s Radio and Television Jan Oberg March 26, 2026 Those who have followed TFF over the decades will remember that we were engaged in conflict-mitigation in all parts of Yugoslavia from 1991 and beyond 2000. It is all to be found in our 2200-A4 pages equivalent online documentation, […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/26/breaking-point-the-war-that-changed-the-rules/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/26/breaking-point-the-war-that-changed-the-rules/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/26/breaking-point-the-war-that-changed-the-rules/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/26/breaking-point-the-war-that-changed-the-rules/</a> 2026-03-26T15:20:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0stt0sdse7h2x7sueuuknyagazmv3f5ew7k8x2u30g2jg64p9vcgzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf65q6uvx SÄPO:s hotbild är en analytiskt avrustad tabloid-produkt: AI gör en mycket bättre på ett par minuter.<br/><br/>Jan Öberg, TFF direktör 19:e mars 2026 Det talas ofta om att Sverige befinner sig i det allvarligaste säkerhetspolitiska läget sedan andra världskriget. Det kan mycket väl stämma. Men det är också sant att den hotbild som nu dominerar svensk politik är så naiv, snäv och NATO-militärt fixerad att den sannolikt gör oss mindre säkra, […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/19/sapos-hotbild-ar-en-analytiskt-avrustad-tabloid-produkt-ai-gor-en-mycket-battre-pa-ett-par-minuter/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/19/sapos-hotbild-ar-en-analytiskt-avrustad-tabloid-produkt-ai-gor-en-mycket-battre-pa-ett-par-minuter/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/19/sapos-hotbild-ar-en-analytiskt-avrustad-tabloid-produkt-ai-gor-en-mycket-battre-pa-ett-par-minuter/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/19/sapos-hotbild-ar-en-analytiskt-avrustad-tabloid-produkt-ai-gor-en-mycket-battre-pa-ett-par-minuter/</a> 2026-03-19T12:09:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstecnvwu2e72kavx4970q8fg9rhxzl4m6menlhgf0jvq4n9dgvfzszypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6c4najz What Mearsheimer Gets Right — and Wrong — About 38 Million Sanctions Deaths<br/><br/>A friendly quarrel while we agree that the US sanctions are a weapon of mass destruction and kill more people than wars do. And that we must talk much more about sanctions than we have so far. Jan Oberg, TFF director March 16, 2026 John Mearsheimer recently stated that U.S. sanctions murdered around 38 million […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/16/what-mearsheimer-gets-right-and-wrong-about-38-million-sanctions-deaths/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/16/what-mearsheimer-gets-right-and-wrong-about-38-million-sanctions-deaths/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/16/what-mearsheimer-gets-right-and-wrong-about-38-million-sanctions-deaths/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/16/what-mearsheimer-gets-right-and-wrong-about-38-million-sanctions-deaths/</a> 2026-03-16T21:29:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspar7krrjzwq3tuug029ss3uy99afnaazjcghglvflgvczgmezyfszypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf64ccgap How the Information Environment Changed — And How TFF And Peace Were Pushed Aside<br/><br/>And how we make the necessary changes now to secure our future. “We witness the attempted abolition of the West’s relatively free media and open democratic debate about international affairs. War is peace, aggression is defence. The Internet and social media are no longer the open, decentralised public sphere they were twenty years ago. They […]<br/><br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/16/how-the-information-environment-changed-and-how-tff-and-peace-were-pushed-aside/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/16/how-the-information-environment-changed-and-how-tff-and-peace-were-pushed-aside/</a> appeared first on <a href="https://transnational.live">https://transnational.live</a>.<br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/16/how-the-information-environment-changed-and-how-tff-and-peace-were-pushed-aside/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/16/how-the-information-environment-changed-and-how-tff-and-peace-were-pushed-aside/</a> 2026-03-16T21:15:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvpxkcka8374yazlz8q8uftkc8w639zv8vkva2uu84nr059vgzsxszypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6p86pcz CV of TFF Associate – Li Xing<br/><br/>Li Xing CV We are happy to announce that Professor Li Xing has accepted to become a TFF Associate upon our invitation to him in February 2026. Li Xing, born 1962, is a Danish national. Since the summer of 2024, has been appointed as Yunshan Leading Scholar, Distinguished Professor, Director of the European Research Centre […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/11/cv-of-tff-associate-li-xing/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/11/cv-of-tff-associate-li-xing/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/11/cv-of-tff-associate-li-xing/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/11/cv-of-tff-associate-li-xing/</a> 2026-03-11T22:40:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2cd69qsw6u002vzjdkud30mr2a4nucjvtrm8mcg7myvd72ahyhggzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6vqx48w These Targetted Attacks – Minab among them<br/><br/>Iranians enjoying life 2016 © Jan Oberg An Iranian voice of true peace “The brutal truth is:We are not citizens in this story.We are not even collateral damage.We are the targets.” Elaheh Pooyandeh, TFF Associate Written on February 28, 2026, and published on March 9, 2026. I’m a night owl. I usually get to work […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/09/these-targetted-attacks-minab-among-them/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/09/these-targetted-attacks-minab-among-them/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/09/these-targetted-attacks-minab-among-them/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/09/these-targetted-attacks-minab-among-them/</a> 2026-03-09T14:23:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs85x63r3c6xfax8hx4ccz03l8aqzcelnw6s72udc09gcfvwg57g4qzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6ntylrp Anti-Iran policy as a sacred mission by Israeli propagandists<br/><br/>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 […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/09/anti-iran-policy-as-a-sacred-mission-by-israeli-propagandists/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/09/anti-iran-policy-as-a-sacred-mission-by-israeli-propagandists/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/09/anti-iran-policy-as-a-sacred-mission-by-israeli-propagandists/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/09/anti-iran-policy-as-a-sacred-mission-by-israeli-propagandists/</a> 2026-03-09T10:59:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdwwdq8elmpfk0la6e3qx7sygtxnc56vwv9pa7xlkftx8snut3f4gzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6jdkcrr We Are Someone’s Dirty Work<br/><br/>“Love In Iran” © Jan Oberg A voice of true peace and human rights in Iran Elaheh Pooyandeh Peace and conflict researcher and TFF Associate March 3, 2026 [This piece was written after the recent deadly protests in Iran in January and before the new invasion by Israel and the USA in February and March […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/03/we-are-someones-dirty-work/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/03/we-are-someones-dirty-work/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/03/we-are-someones-dirty-work/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/03/we-are-someones-dirty-work/</a> 2026-03-03T21:29:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszncene0j9gxlqzg0lcwhlpxp32wdsppczfykuhrsd7jpvv6jwmpczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6zx0aym Is a Nuclear Small State Possible? Or Why Does the Danish Prime Minister Not “Rule Out Any Ideas”?<br/><br/>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, […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/02/is-a-nuclear-small-state-possible-or-why-does-the-danish-prime-minister-not-rule-out-any-ideas/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/02/is-a-nuclear-small-state-possible-or-why-does-the-danish-prime-minister-not-rule-out-any-ideas/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/02/is-a-nuclear-small-state-possible-or-why-does-the-danish-prime-minister-not-rule-out-any-ideas/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/02/is-a-nuclear-small-state-possible-or-why-does-the-danish-prime-minister-not-rule-out-any-ideas/</a> 2026-03-02T22:57:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvaqnhdff9cqdyrczxzskynq3gn0ktl85jetuyj6rwqsgrfc0ra0czypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf679n8da Why Europe Remains Silent: After Gaza and Venezuela now also no criticism of the illegal war on Iran. Here is exactly what the EU should have stated<br/><br/>Smilingly supporting gross violations of international law and the UN Charter again and again. It is the US, stupid! Jan Oberg March 3, 2026 Here is all that EU Presidents von der Leyen and Costa had to say on February 28, 2026: “The developments in Iran are greatly concerning. We remain in close contact with […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/02/why-europe-remains-silent-after-gaza-and-venezuela-now-also-no-criticism-of-the-illegal-war-on-iran-here-is-exactly-what-the-eu-should-have-stated/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/02/why-europe-remains-silent-after-gaza-and-venezuela-now-also-no-criticism-of-the-illegal-war-on-iran-here-is-exactly-what-the-eu-should-have-stated/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/02/why-europe-remains-silent-after-gaza-and-venezuela-now-also-no-criticism-of-the-illegal-war-on-iran-here-is-exactly-what-the-eu-should-have-stated/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/02/why-europe-remains-silent-after-gaza-and-venezuela-now-also-no-criticism-of-the-illegal-war-on-iran-here-is-exactly-what-the-eu-should-have-stated/</a> 2026-03-02T10:32:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy3k0tgrr2jntqq7ayhx6tdztapt3vkuqv5mdcdafkldagdtlde8czypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6j76zvy The Trump Regime proves again to be the single largest danger to humanity’s future<br/><br/>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 […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/01/the-trump-regime-proves-again-to-be-the-single-largest-danger-to-humanitys-future/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/01/the-trump-regime-proves-again-to-be-the-single-largest-danger-to-humanitys-future/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/03/01/the-trump-regime-proves-again-to-be-the-single-largest-danger-to-humanitys-future/">https://transnational.live/2026/03/01/the-trump-regime-proves-again-to-be-the-single-largest-danger-to-humanitys-future/</a> 2026-03-01T00:30:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszkp069765tmjj7xjmkqrh4ktmq49tdrhk8udtdhnhgpkg7rsvwlczypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf634p76u The USrael attack on Iran and 40th Anniversary of the murder of Olof Palme<br/><br/>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. […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/28/the-usrael-attack-on-iran-and-40th-anniversary-of-the-murder-of-olof-palme/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/28/the-usrael-attack-on-iran-and-40th-anniversary-of-the-murder-of-olof-palme/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/28/the-usrael-attack-on-iran-and-40th-anniversary-of-the-murder-of-olof-palme/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/28/the-usrael-attack-on-iran-and-40th-anniversary-of-the-murder-of-olof-palme/</a> 2026-02-28T22:02:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgkp7cr392v7tucxl3jk5cutww683x3z5qpqa7ep8ckmcfhwkr2uszypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6kzcnwv Ordinary people want peace: Can citizen diplomacy build a safer future for everyone?<br/><br/>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 […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/20/ordinary-people-want-peace-can-citizen-diplomacy-build-a-safer-future-for-everyone/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/20/ordinary-people-want-peace-can-citizen-diplomacy-build-a-safer-future-for-everyone/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/20/ordinary-people-want-peace-can-citizen-diplomacy-build-a-safer-future-for-everyone/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/20/ordinary-people-want-peace-can-citizen-diplomacy-build-a-safer-future-for-everyone/</a> 2026-02-20T10:25:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9v3fwjej0vdk9unpknkxwf9mn6k49f44gg7npeth59hd9r3jy7jqzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6zxcefr A New Perspective on the Arctic for the Common Good — and Why It Is Rational<br/><br/>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 […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/17/a-new-perspective-on-the-arctic-for-the-common-good-and-why-it-is-rational/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/17/a-new-perspective-on-the-arctic-for-the-common-good-and-why-it-is-rational/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/17/a-new-perspective-on-the-arctic-for-the-common-good-and-why-it-is-rational/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/17/a-new-perspective-on-the-arctic-for-the-common-good-and-why-it-is-rational/</a> 2026-02-17T17:17:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8u8rnjp4rz2q9vap4gr9erd8a2p70s3mh54zrrsp5g0tt0vzt9ugzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6h4ed77 Comparing China’s and the U.S.’ speeches at the Munich ‘Security’ Conference<br/><br/>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 – […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/16/comparing-chinas-and-the-u-s-speeches-at-the-munich-security-conference/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/16/comparing-chinas-and-the-u-s-speeches-at-the-munich-security-conference/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/16/comparing-chinas-and-the-u-s-speeches-at-the-munich-security-conference/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/16/comparing-chinas-and-the-u-s-speeches-at-the-munich-security-conference/</a> 2026-02-16T15:25:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv6yp8lsgqj4900waseta7x058zgwp8l6dfa7604klegz8fevk5wgzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6es0cvd The Munich ‘Security’ Conference (MSC) – the West’s premier – has become a €20‑Million militarist echo chamber<br/><br/>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) – […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/13/the-munich-security-conference-msc-the-wests-premier-has-become-a-e20-million-militarist-echo-chamber/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/13/the-munich-security-conference-msc-the-wests-premier-has-become-a-e20-million-militarist-echo-chamber/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/13/the-munich-security-conference-msc-the-wests-premier-has-become-a-e20-million-militarist-echo-chamber/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/13/the-munich-security-conference-msc-the-wests-premier-has-become-a-e20-million-militarist-echo-chamber/</a> 2026-02-13T20:47:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfucszavd2p2zl7s6mahtjwqg8gyvl26cquytc3yyfew42zlwjfzgzypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6krwx07 Resist and Build Alternatives to the Trump Regime Now: Part 3<br/><br/>By Jan ObergTFF co-founder and director February 11, 2026 PART 3 — ECONOMICS, TRADE &amp; FINANCIAL SOVEREIGNTY A. Trade Measures &amp; 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 […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/11/resist-and-build-alternatives-to-the-trump-regime-now-part-3/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/11/resist-and-build-alternatives-to-the-trump-regime-now-part-3/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/11/resist-and-build-alternatives-to-the-trump-regime-now-part-3/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/11/resist-and-build-alternatives-to-the-trump-regime-now-part-3/</a> 2026-02-11T15:47:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdtdkcpa3helgxmzj7lmzaym9ng6fhlyr57v4dcsaek2tl37mlmaszypnaexa9tths4m0klfufnpvwnfgp7klk6uzvwzk5kvmqssfnc6wf6m4z0rj On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries<br/><br/>Farhang Jahanpour TFF Associate, former Board member February 11, 2026 Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Today, 11 February, marks the 47th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and coincidentally, it also marks the 15th anniversary of the ousting of Hosni Mubarak after 30 years of oppressive rule. There were […]<br/>The post <a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/11/on-the-anniversary-of-irans-revolution-key-lessons-for-revolutionaries/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/11/on-the-anniversary-of-irans-revolution-key-lessons-for-revolutionaries/</a><br/>.<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://transnational.live/2026/02/11/on-the-anniversary-of-irans-revolution-key-lessons-for-revolutionaries/">https://transnational.live/2026/02/11/on-the-anniversary-of-irans-revolution-key-lessons-for-revolutionaries/</a> 2026-02-11T11:19:53Z