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TFF Associates' articles Please recommend TFF to your Facebook friends NEW Farhang Jahanpour and Susanne Sklar, July 28, 2010 Dialogue on nuclear weapons and culture of peace by TFF Associate and a TFF friend Farhang Jahanpour, July 28, 2010 Iran, Turkey and Israel - New Global Realities Jonathan Power, July 28, 2010 The excitement of the big drop in the infant mortality rate Jonathan Power Russia inside NATO? * Håkan Wiberg In Memoriam Our dear dear friend Håkan Wiberg has died, 68 years old. A pioneer of peace research, he was with TFF from the beginning in 1985, and a mentor for Jan Oberg since 1972. We mourn him deeply and miss words to express our gratitude for what he did and what he stood for. Christina & Jan, founders Sören Sommelius Håkan Wiberg död Håkan Wiberg's last work War for the sake of war. NATO, the United States and is vassal-states in Afghanistan "The most plausible explanation behind this war and its continuation may be that war in itself has become essential to the preservation of the U.S. as superpower..." Svetocar Stojanovic in Memoriam Dear friend and TFF Associate, one of Yugoslavia's most brilliant and prolific intellectuals, died in June, 79 years old. Thanks Sveta for all you did for a more humane world and your method of dialogue for mutual enligthenment. Jan Oberg Ken Coates in Memoriam Another dear friend, TFF Associate since 1985, the man who was the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation in Nottingham, UK, died in June, 80 years old. Thanks dear Ken for so many years of co-operation, beginning with the struggle against nuclearism in Europe, the END years and your never-ending commitment to a fight empire arrogance, militarism and other human folly. Jan Oberg Elise Boulding in Memoriam June 26, 2010 The Grand Old Lady of peace research and activism, Elise Boulding, died on June 24, 2010 at the age of 89. The founders and TFF Associates who knew her are deeply grateful for all she did for peace and for peace research. Here a personal website, here an obituary. Obituary from New York Times. Christina and Jan, founders * Jørgen Johansen, July 28, 2010 (re-published from 2005) Peace Research needs to re-orient David Krieger The 65th Anniversary of the Nuclear Age Jonathan Power Israel's dangerous ignorance about its own history Stephen Zunes Pavlovian U.S. Congress jumps to Israel's 'Self' defence Stephen Zunes Israel's dubious investigation of flotilla attack Richard Falk The shock resulting from flotilla attack has reinforced the campaign to de-legitimize Israel Jonathan Power Government use of torture in the U.K.? EARLY WARNING Jan Oberg Early warning for Burundi - It needs violence-prevention now! Presidential elections on June 28 could turn into widespread violence. Read the background and what can be done to help 9 million people to continue their peace struggle. Gunnar Westberg The Obama Nuclear-Free World - The withering of a vision David Krieger The 2010 Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Review Conference David Krieger, The tale of two nuclear whistleblowers TFF Associerade och andra, Svenska Dagbladet, 28:e juni 2010 Stoppa USA:s militära övningar i Norrbotten Jonathan Power, Africa roaring to go The European Peace University - EPU Private The newly resurrected institution offers a masters in peace studies - Starting September this year. TFF Associates teaching Johan Galtung on Democracy Now! I love the US Republic & I hate the US Empire! - 4 parts on YouTube Michel Chossudovsky, June 24, 2010 UN "green light" for a pre-emptive US-Israel attack on Iran? The UN Security Council transforms Iran into a "sitting duck" David Krieger, June 24, 2010 British Petroleum, imagination and nuclear weapons On the accidents that just can't happen and how people of caution have been mocked. Hans von Sponeck et al Ship To Gaza Statement Non-activist citizens from 26 European countries express their outrage (1 p PDF) EPU announcement The European Peace University, EPU, announces its new MA program of Peace and Conflict Studies for Fall 2010. One of the finest, built on 20 years of good results. TFF recommends! Jonathan Power Iran's nuclear deal with Turkey and Brazil worth another look Farhang Jahanpour The new sanctions on Iran: Superpower domination of the UN Security Council heralds a sad day for the world Farhang Jahanpour Iran's nuclear deal: A step forward A comprehensive backgrounder to Iran's policies and the belligerent response from the United States (pdf) Richard Falk Rebalancing the world Does the Turkey-Brazil nuclear deal with Iran and the sour response from the U.S. signify a new world order? Jonathan Power The International Criminal Court is on the up Stephen Zunes, June 16, 2010 U.S. Democratic Party defends Israel's attack on the ship to Gaza A series of mind-boggling statements... Stephen Zunes Will the Flotilla attack be our "Kent State" moment? Stephen Zunes Israel's latest violation - and the U.S. support for it Jan Oberg Violence or non-violence on board Ship to Gaza? What if just one person used violence or had the wrong motivation? Debate between Oberg and TFF Associate Stellan Vinthagen Richard Falk Crimes, lies and blunders: Attacking the Freedom flotilla Richard Falk Those responsible must be held criminally responsible TFF Associate and UN Rapporteur expresses his deepest concern over Israel's action Jonathan Power Israel's attack could well become the turning point Selma Alabama did Francis A. Boyle International law and Israel's war on Gaza Johan Galtung Where is the world economy heading? Chaiwat Satha-Anand The violence effect and reconciliation future TFF co-founder Jan Oberg Now member of the Ara Pacis Council for Dignity, Forgiveness, Justice and Reconciliation, established in April in Rome. The Ara Pacis Initiative is also on Facebook Jonathan Power Israel is shooting itself in the foot - and in its back Per Gahrton New book: "Georgia - Pawn in the New Great Game" Gunnar Westberg Report from the conference on nuclear weapons in Tehran A conference not reported in a fair manner in Western media because interesting things were said that did not fit the mainstream Western media image. Gunnar Westberg Iran and nuclear weapons TFF Associate Gunnar Westberg discusses nuclear weapons on Iranian television (Video). Part 1-4 David Krieger The new U.S. Nuclear Posture Review Jonathan Power Is the U.S. really prepared to nuke Iran? Johan Galtung A world of regions and the EU role? Riane Eisler Resilience and a new caring economics Partnership instead of dominance. What is real wealth? And how it is already moving Daisaku Ikeda Annual Peace Proposal from the Soka Gakkai International President Towards a new era of value creation Riane Eisler Measuring real wealth: Beyond the GDP What GDP does not tell you and why U.S. GDP growth is not that good news Farhang Jahanpour Iran: What happened? Where now? Article on OpenDemocracy setting the record right concerning the green movement. Farhang Jahanpour How to end the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, promoting development and human rights: A regional perspective Jan Oberg Stop Sweden's furtive accession to NATO! Stephen Zunes Reagan did not end the Cold War - Leftist intellectuals did Evelin Lindner - New book: Gender, Humiliation and Global Security: Dignifying Relations from Love, Sex, and Parenthood to Global Security No less than a world event in social science including peace research! Gunnar Westberg recommends Learn About Nuclear Weapons here TFF Board Shocking secret UN-NATO Cooperation Declaration Published earlier, but still unknown to most: The TFF Board statement with 9 questions that express our deep concern about this document and its implications for the future of the UN. Her på dansk Gunnar Westberg, Newsmill Hemlig samarbetsavtal mellan FN och NATO äventyrar FN:s självständighet Hans von Sponeck The United Nations and NATO: Which security and for whom? Gunnar Westberg More Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones! Farhang Jahanpour What future for nuclear weapons? Jan Oberg A 10 min. argument for nuclear abolition About mega-terrorism, how the Ballistic Missile Defence really works and what is needed to get rid of nuclearism. • • •

TFF Video Channel YouTube Congressman (D) Dennis Kucinich & Johan Galtung - The Real New Network, July 28, 2010 The fall of the U.S. empire and the idea of a Department of Peace Johan Galtung, July 28, 2010 Nuclear weapons and theology   Riane Eisler Speaking to the World Future Council Climate change, women and the need for a new economics Aljazeera - Riz Khan Waging Peace Conversation with Johan Galtung and UN mediator Alvaro de Soto Richard Falk speaking at the Kant Foundation on Jeff Halper, awarded the Global Citizenship Prize, and on the conditions of a lasting peace in the Middle East   Farhang Jahanpour The necessity of global nuclear disarmament   Armand Giramahoro The Amahoro Youth Club, AYC in Burundi - TFF Video Channel   Jan Oberg Transcend Media Service The collision of a French and a British nuclear submarine in the Atlantic in early February 9 and the inadequate media coverage   Jan Oberg Transcend Media Service Nuclear abolition more important than non-proliferation - and why the Ballistic Missile Defence is offensive. 50 years with peace studies Johan Galtung Johan Galtung 50 Years With Peace Studies A short looking back to when Galtung decided to dedicate his life to peace in 1951, the two tracks in his life; the 5 basic requirements he sees in peace research - and why he is both happy and not so happy with peace research today. Japan's future Johan Galtung Johan Galtung Can Japan become sovereign and peaceful?   Future world order Johan Galtung Johan Galtung Galtung's "True Worlds" - As Told Between Two Planes International law and the nature of security Richard Falk Richard Falk International law and the nature of security - a talk before the U.S. war on Iraq   Nuclear abolition David Krieger David Krieger On the necessity of a nuclear-free world - and what the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is all about. Media, war & Iraq - Jake Lynch Jake Lynch - Part I of III Conflict in media - Coalition of the Unwilling (I) All TFF Associates on video All TFF Associates Some 30 videos on global affairs   Playlists, for instance... Iraq Iran Globalization Media, war and peace Inspiration, fun, surprising..

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