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PressInfo 241, August 15,
2006
Assessing
the United Nations after the Lebanon War
2006
The UN has become in these situations, sadly, more of a
geopolitical instrument than an instrument for the
enforcement of international law. This regression betrays
the vision that the guided the architects of the UN back in
1945, chief among whom were American diplomats. It is today
incapable of protecting any state that is the victim of an
aggressive war initiated by the United States or its close
allies.
Sad as it is, this assessment should not lead to a cynical
dismissal of the Organization. We need the UN - and there
are three ways in which we can help it be what it was meant
to be.
PressInfo 240, May 10,
2006
Time
for substantive Iran-US
talks
A most insightful and fair analysis of the background to the
US-Iran crisis and to President Ahmadinezhad's letter as
well as a convincing argument for a negotiated solution.
Professor Jahanpour is a British national of Iranian origin
educated in languages and with a PhD in oriental studies and
has been BBC Editor for the Middle East and North Africa for
18 years.
We are proud to present this most eminent scholar as new TFF
Associate. See more about him and read his other articles
here.
PressInfo 239, March 29,
2006
The
Non-Proliferation treaty is failing: What
now?
Lists the problems with the NPT and the states ignoring it.
"In effect, we are calling for two new treaties: a Nuclear
Disarmament Treaty and a Treaty Establishing an
International Sustainable Energy Agency. These are the only
initiatives that have a reasonable chance of moving us back
from the terrifying edge of the nuclear precipice. By
Richard Falk and David Krieger.
PressInfo 238, March 29,
2006
India,
Iran and U.S. nuclear
hypocrisy
The Bush administration seeks to reward India for
noncooperation with the Non-Proliferation Treaty and for
developing a nuclear weapons arsenal, while Iran is
threatened with punishment for being part of the treaty and
seeking to exercise its rights under the treaty. This
approach is likely to lead to a major breakdown of the
Non-Proliferation Treaty and the international regime that
supports it. By David Krieger.
PressInfo 237, March 28,
2006
Israel,
Iran, and the Future of the Middle
East
One of the leading world order analysts links the issue of
nuclear weapons, Iran, Israel, Turkey, the Middle East and
their complex relations and warns that a devastating war
could break out if no one takes steps to head it off soon.
He also asks why we should accept the global nuclear
apartheid thinking that this whole affair is imbued with. By
Richard Falk.
PressInfo 236, March 28,
2006
Iran,
international law and nuclear
disarmament
In a soft, matter-of-fact voice David Krieger debunks the
main Western arguments against Iran. He then tells what must
be done. "The only safe number of nuclear weapons in the
world is zero." So to stop nuclear proliferation, the
nuclear powers must show the way and live up to their
obligations under international law and scrap theirs.
Unrealistic? Everything else, says Krieger, will be more
unrealistic.
PressInfo 235, 2:a april,
2006
Muhamad-karikatyrerne
(3): Grandet och bjälken: Vi måste lära oss
att se vår egen
kulturblindhet
Den ena sidan av globaliseringens mynt visar naturligtvis
hur vi ser på oss själva. Men den andra visar -
oavsett om vi kan förstå det eller tycker om det
- hur de andra ser på oss. I detta globaliseringens
tidevarv går det inte för någon, stark
eller svag, att ignorera denna andra sidan. Varje
försök att med makt eller våld
påtvinga andra våra egna värden och
synpunkter som om de vore universella kommer att fungera som
ett recept på global förstörelse, allas kamp
emot alla. Vare sig mer eller mindre.
Artikeln avslutas med en lång rad "kanske kunde vi
lära oss att..."
PressInfo 235, March 22,
2006
Muhammed-karikaturerne
(3): Splinten og bjælken: Vi må lære at se
vores egen kulturelle
blindhed
Den ene side af globaliseringens mønt er naturligvis
hvordan vi ser på os selv. Men den anden er - uanset
om vi kan forstå eller synes om det - hvordan de andre
ser på os. I denne globaliseringstid vil ingen,
hverken stærk eller svag, slippe godt fra at ignorere
denne anden side af mønten. Ethvert forsøg
på med magt og vold at påtvinge andre vores egne
værdier og synspunkter vil før eller siden
forvandles til en opskrift på global
ødelæggelse, alles kamp mod alle. Intet
mindre.
Artiklen afsluttes med en lang række "måske
kunne vi lære at..."
PressInfo 235, March 17,
2006
The
Muhammad caricatures (3): The speck and the log. We must
learn to see our own cultural
blindness
One side of the coin is what we in the West think of
ourselves. The other side is what they think of us.
No one, strong or weak, can afford anymore to ignore the
other side of the coin, the coin of globalisation. And
forcing people to share our view of ourselves is a recipe
for world destruction, no less. End with a series of
"perhaps we could..." learn something important.
PressInfo 234, 21. marts,
2006
Vestens
fredsforebyggelse fortsætter på
Balkan
Hvis du har den opfattelse at vestlig politik bør
tjene som model for anstændighed, fairness og
principfast politik ude i verden, så kig lige på
de aktuelle emner fra det tidligere Jugoslavien såsom
Kosovos status, Montenegros folkeafstemning,
krigsforbryderne, Kosovos nye statsminister etc. Vestlige
medier kalder det mægling mens det er rå
magtpolitik, der meget vel kan lede til nye problemer
på Balkan. Men så vil det være serbernes
skyld.
PressInfo 234, 16:e mars,
2006
Västvärldens
fredsförhindrande politik fortsätter på
Balkan
Om Du tror att västvärldens politik bör
fungera som mönster för anständighet,
rättvisa och ett principiellt politisk handlande,
bör Du tänka över de aktuella nyheter
från före detta Jugoslavien om Kosovos framtida
status, dess nya statsminister, Montenegros
folkomröstning, krigsförbrytere, etc. Västlig
propaganda kallar det medling och de som inte ved vad
medling är tror på det.
PressInfo 234, March 10,
2006
Western
peace prevention continues in former
Yugoslavia
If you believe that Western politics should serve as a model
of decency, fairness and principled policies, consider the
topical news concerning Kosovo's future status and new
leader, Montenegro's referendum, Serbia, etc. The Western
propaganda calls it mediation - believed by those who don't
know what mediation is. It's sheer power politics as usual.
PressInfo 233, 11 februari,
2006
Mohamedkarikatyrerna
(2): Det finns ju ett sammanhang
!
Om ett större sammanhang rättas till, skulle
Danmark - dess regering och folk - tvingas ställa
frågan: Vad har vi gjort fel i så mångas
ögon under de senaste 10-15 åren? Detta skulle
öppna för någon sorts lärdom och
långsiktig försoning med dem som uppfattas som
fiender. Hittills har den danska regeringen och de danska
massmedierna - jodå, det finns naturligtvis
några undantag - hållit sig på den senare,
sammanhangslösa vägen. Det bådar illa. Det
kommer det att väcka ilska hos ännu fler av
världens medborgare.
PressInfo 233, February 9,
2006
The
Muhammad caricatures (2): But there is a
context!
There is a context to the Muhammad caricatures. If
that context is addressed, Denmark - its government and
people - would have to ask: What have we done wrong in the
eyes of so many during the last 10-15 years? That would open
for some kind of learning and long- term reconciliation with
the perceived enemies.
But if that context is ignored, Denmark will react only with
self-pity, feeling misunderstood and sink deeper into it
cultural insensitivity and institutionalized lack of
self-criticism and empathy. This means more conflict in
Denmark and more conflict between Denmark and the Muslim
world.
PressInfo 233, 9. februar,
2006
Muhammed-karikaturerne
(2): Men der er jo en større sammanhæng
!
Hvis man tager denne større sammenhæng med i
betragtningerne over det der sker i disse uger så
må Danmark, regering og befolkning, udfordre sig selv
og spørge: Hvad er det vi synes at have gjort
så forkert i så manges øjne de sidste
10-15 år? En ærlig diskussion ville givetvis
bidrage til at skabe ny kundskab og åbne døren
for en mere forsonende, mindre kulturblind, måde at
forholde sig til resten af verden på.
Men hvis man fortsætter med i politik og medier at
stirre sig blind på disse tegninger og droppe den
større sammenhængen så vil den danske
reaktion forblive selvmedlidende. Og som "offer" kommer man
at synke dybere ned i kulturel ufølsomhed.
PressInfo 232, 9. februari,
2006
Mohamedkarikatyrerna
(1): Förtrycksfrihet
I dessa dagar fruktar jag att den västliga civilisation
i snabbt ökande grad framstår som helt befriat
från inlevelse och medkänsla, för öppen
debatt och för den civilcourage som behövs
för att be om ursäkt.
Det här rör sig inte om huruvida somliga ser
för negativt på Danmark - det gör de
säkert. Det helt centrala är att den aktuella
danska politiken är huvudorsaken till att mlijoner har
en så negativ bild av landet.
Det kan mycket väl tänkas att vi nu bevittnar
början til en utveckling, som kommer att sluta i en
katastrof för oss alla.
PressInfo 232, 8. februar,
2006
Muhammed-karikaturerne
(1): Undertrykkelsesfrihed
I disse dage frygter jeg at den vestlige civilisation i
stigende grad opfattes af andre som blottet for indlevelse
og medfølelse, for egentlig åben debat og for
den civilcourage der er brug for når man skal sige
"Undskyld, vi skulle have håndteret det hér
lidt anderledes."
Det hér drejer sig ikke om hvorvidt nogle mennesker
dømmer Danmark som helhed for hårdt - og det
gør de såmænd nok. Det helt centrale er
at den aktuelle danske politik er hovedårsagen til at
millioner har fået dette billede af Danmark og
danskerne.
Det kan meget vel tænkes at vi nu er vidner til
begyndelse af en udvikling, der efterhånden vil ende i
en katastrofe for os alle.
PressInfo 232, February 7,
2006
The
Muhammad caricatures (1): Freedom of
suppression
These days I fear that Western culture increasingly comes
across as lacking both empathy, self-critical debate and the
courage to say, We are sorry! My native country is now a
rogue state in the eyes of millions of fellow human beings.
Whether or not this is a fair judgment of Denmark is not the
issue. The issue is that Danish politics is a prime reason
that those millions hold that image.
We could well be witnessing the beginning of a drift towards
unparalleled catastrophe, writes TFF director Jan Oberg who
is a Danish citizen.
2005
PressInfo 231, December 9,
2005
Is
the European Union
pro-peace?
Read the Constitution/Treaty text and you are in for a
surprise! Contrary to what you have heard repeatedly, there
is no hope for real conflict-resolution and peace there. In
this field, the EU is more in need of reform than the United
Nations. This PressInfo also includes information about
TFF's work concerning the EU, not the least Johan Galtung's
analysis and Erni & Ola Friholt's constructive
re-formulations of the Treaty. By Jan Oberg.
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