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Peace and future research from the prestigious, truly independent foundation in Lund, Sweden

John Avery: Working for peace since 1954
John Avery: Working for peace since 1954
The TransnationalOct 05, 2021
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Bryce Greene: What You Should Really Know About Ukraine
Bryce Greene: What You Should Really Know About Ukraine
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/03/31/bryce-greene-what-you-should-really-know-about-ukraine/
Mar 31, 202219:48

Pepe Escobar: Say hello to Russian gold and Chinese petroyuan
Pepe Escobar: Say hello to Russian gold and Chinese petroyuan
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/03/31/pepe-escobar-say-hello-to-russian-gold-and-chinese-petroyuan/
Mar 31, 202209:22

Gordon Hahn: “There is no threat of NATO expansion to Ukraine” and “NATO will not expand one inch beyond Eastern Germany”
Gordon Hahn: “There is no threat of NATO expansion to Ukraine” and “NATO will not expand one inch beyond Eastern Germany”
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/03/10/there-is-no-threat-of-nato-expansion-to-ukraine-and-nato-will-not-expand-one-inch-beyond-eastern-germany/
Mar 10, 202221:12

Robert Wright: In Defense of Whataboutism
Robert Wright: In Defense of Whataboutism
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/03/07/robert-wright-in-defense-of-whataboutism/
Mar 07, 202205:14

Kevin Gosztola: The Inevitability Of Russia’s Attack On Ukraine
Kevin Gosztola: The Inevitability Of Russia’s Attack On Ukraine
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/03/07/kevin-gosztola-the-inevitability-of-russias-attack-on-ukraine/
Mar 07, 202209:44

Anatol Lieven: Ukraine - What Russia wants, what the West can do
Anatol Lieven: Ukraine - What Russia wants, what the West can do
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/03/07/ukraine-what-russia-wants-what-the-west-can-do/
Mar 07, 202209:52

Jan Oberg: Stop the security intellectual disarmament – Learn to conflict and peace constructively!
Jan Oberg: Stop the security intellectual disarmament – Learn to conflict and peace constructively!
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/03/04/jan-oberg-stop-the-security-intellectual-disarmament-learn-to-conflict-and-peace-constructively/
Mar 04, 202212:08

Edward Curtin: JFK Revisited – Through the Looking Glass by Oliver Stone – A Film Review
Edward Curtin: JFK Revisited – Through the Looking Glass by Oliver Stone – A Film Review
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/02/23/edward-curtin-jfk-revisited-through-the-looking-glass-by-oliver-stone-a-film-review/
Feb 23, 202219:56

Alfred De Zayas: A Culture of Cheating – On the Origins of the Crisis in Ukraine
Alfred De Zayas: A Culture of Cheating – On the Origins of the Crisis in Ukraine
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/02/16/alfred-de-zayas-a-culture-of-cheating-on-the-origins-of-the-crisis-in-ukraine/
Feb 16, 202207:06

Robin Poulton: Ukrainian Sovereignty Means Not Joining NATO
Robin Poulton: Ukrainian Sovereignty Means Not Joining NATO
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/02/16/robin-poulton-ukrainian-sovereignty-means-not-joining-nato/
Feb 16, 202204:44

Benjamin & Davies: Memo to Congress – Diplomacy for Ukraine is spelled M-i-n-s-k
Benjamin & Davies: Memo to Congress – Diplomacy for Ukraine is spelled M-i-n-s-k
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/02/10/benjamin-davies-memo-to-congress-diplomacy-for-ukraine-is-spelled-m-i-n-s-k/
Feb 10, 202211:11

Richard Falk: Toward Global Solidarity – A Politics of Impossibility
Richard Falk: Toward Global Solidarity – A Politics of Impossibility
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/02/07/richard-falk-toward-global-solidarity-a-politics-of-impossibility/
Feb 07, 202217:27

The Still-Topical Tagliavini Report on the 2008 War in Georgia
The Still-Topical Tagliavini Report on the 2008 War in Georgia
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/02/07/the-still-topical-tagliavini-report-on-the-2008-war-in-georgia/
By Thomas de Waal, Carnegie in Moscow
Feb 07, 202205:52

David Swanson: To Send Weapons and Troops to Ukraine You’d Have to Be a Stupid Son of a Biden
David Swanson: To Send Weapons and Troops to Ukraine You’d Have to Be a Stupid Son of a Biden
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/01/27/david-swanson-to-send-weapons-and-troops-to-ukraine-youd-have-to-be-a-stupid-son-of-a-biden/
Jan 27, 202204:20

Scott Ritter: Ukraine Crisis - US ‘Toolboxes’ Are Empty
Scott Ritter: Ukraine Crisis - US ‘Toolboxes’ Are Empty
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/01/27/ukraine-crisis-us-toolboxes-are-empty/
Jan 27, 202211:11

NATO Expansion: What Gorbachev Heard
NATO Expansion: What Gorbachev Heard
From the National Security Archive at George Washington University
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/01/11/nato-expansion-what-gorbachev-heard-2/
Jan 11, 202216:36

NATO Expansion – The Budapest Blow Up 1994
NATO Expansion – The Budapest Blow Up 1994
From the US NAtional Security Archives at George Washington University
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2022/01/11/nato-expansion-the-budapest-blow-up-1994/
Jan 11, 202206:58

Fredrik Heffermehl: The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize: Freedom for the Press or for the US?
Fredrik Heffermehl: The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize: Freedom for the Press or for the US?
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/12/09/fredrik-heffermehl-the-2021-nobel-peace-prize-freedom-for-the-press-or-for-the-us/
Dec 09, 202109:53

Jan Oberg: The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 Scandal – How it fits CIA and the US ‘democracy”s global media war
Jan Oberg: The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 Scandal – How it fits CIA and the US ‘democracy”s global media war
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/12/09/jan-oberg-the-nobel-peace-prize-2021-scandal-how-it-fits-cia-and-the-us-democracys-global-media-war/
Dec 09, 202113:47

Jan Oberg: My columns at China Daily & other Chinese media
Jan Oberg: My columns at China Daily & other Chinese media
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/12/05/jan-oberg-my-columns-at-china-daily-other-chinese-media/
Dec 05, 202108:20

William Astore: America’s abyss of weapons and warmaking
William Astore: America’s abyss of weapons and warmaking
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/12/05/americas-abyss-of-weapons-and-warmaking/
Dec 05, 202113:18

Jan Oberg: Is Democracy Gone Forever In Italy? On the Politics of Covid Responses
Jan Oberg: Is Democracy Gone Forever In Italy? On the Politics of Covid Responses
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/12/01/jan-oberg-is-democracy-gone-forever-in-italy-on-the-politics-of-covid-responses/
Dec 01, 202113:15

John Mcevoy: Deathly Silence – Journalists Who Mocked Assange Have Nothing to Say About CIA Plans to Kill Him
John Mcevoy: Deathly Silence – Journalists Who Mocked Assange Have Nothing to Say About CIA Plans to Kill Him
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/11/30/john-mcevoy-deathly-silence-journalists-who-mocked-assange-have-nothing-to-say-about-cia-plans-to-kill-him/
Nov 30, 202109:03

US coverup of Syria massacre shows the danger of the Assange precedent
US coverup of Syria massacre shows the danger of the Assange precedent
By Caitlin Johnstone: This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/11/30/us-coverup-of-syria-massacre-shows-the-danger-of-the-assange-precedent/
Nov 30, 202105:46

Leung Wing-Fai: Perceptions of the East – "Yellow Peril: An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear"
Leung Wing-Fai: Perceptions of the East – "Yellow Peril: An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear"
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/11/18/perceptions-of-the-east-yellow-peril-an-archive-of-anti-asian-fear/
Nov 18, 202106:33

Carlos Martinez: The left must resolutely oppose the US-led New Cold War on China
Carlos Martinez: The left must resolutely oppose the US-led New Cold War on China
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/11/18/carlos-martinez-the-left-must-resolutely-oppose-the-us-led-new-cold-war-on-china/
Nov 18, 202130:00

School History: Operation Mockingbird
School History: Operation Mockingbird
School History: This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/11/18/operation-mockingbird/
Nov 18, 202112:00

Dan Harsha: Taking China’s pulse – How much do the Chinese trust their leaders?
Dan Harsha: Taking China’s pulse – How much do the Chinese trust their leaders?
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/11/09/dan-harsha-taking-chinas-pulse-how-much-do-the-chinese-trust-their-leaders/
Nov 18, 202109:12

Peter McKillop: Xi Jinping says it’s time for an ‘ecological civilization’
Peter McKillop: Xi Jinping says it’s time for an ‘ecological civilization’
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/11/18/xi-jinping-says-its-time-for-an-ecological-civilization/
Nov 18, 202107:29

The Costs of Destruction and Construction: Post-9/11 Wars and the Belt and Road
The Costs of Destruction and Construction: Post-9/11 Wars and the Belt and Road
By Hussein Askary
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/11/01/the-costs-of-destruction-and-construction-post-9-11-wars-and-the-belt-and-road/
Nov 01, 202119:32

Tom Engelhardt: The Decline and Fall of the Roman… Whoops!… American Empire
Tom Engelhardt: The Decline and Fall of the Roman… Whoops!… American Empire
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/29/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-whoops-american-empire/
Oct 31, 202113:09

I Piper & J Dyke: Tens of thousands of civilians likely killed by US in ‘Forever Wars’
I Piper & J Dyke: Tens of thousands of civilians likely killed by US in ‘Forever Wars’
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/31/i-piper-j-dyke-tens-of-thousands-of-civilians-likely-killed-by-us-in-forever-wars/
Oct 31, 202116:02

Jean-Pierre Lehmann: Why the world has to study Chinese history, and how China views history
Jean-Pierre Lehmann: Why the world has to study Chinese history, and how China views history
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/28/jean-pierre-lehmann-why-the-world-has-to-study-chinese-history-and-how-china-views-history/
Oct 28, 202107:20

Farhang Jahanpour: On Arnold Toynbee’s “Civilisation On Trial” today
Farhang Jahanpour: On Arnold Toynbee’s “Civilisation On Trial” today
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/28/farhang-jahanpour-on-arnold-toynbees-civilisation-on-trial-today/
Oct 28, 202115:54

Jan Oberg: Evidently the West cannot live without enemy images. Go see a shrink so we shall all live in peace
Jan Oberg: Evidently the West cannot live without enemy images. Go see a shrink so we shall all live in peace
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/27/jan-oberg-evidently-the-west-cannot-live-without-enemy-images-go-see-a-shrink-so-we-shall-all-live-in-peace/
Oct 27, 202116:16

Eurasia News: China begins the “transformation of capitalism”
Eurasia News: China begins the “transformation of capitalism”
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/11/eurasia-news-china-begins-the-transformation-of-capitalism/
Oct 11, 202107:56

Fourth America is Almost Over — Americans Want a Divorce
Fourth America is Almost Over — Americans Want a Divorce
By Andrew Tanner
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/11/fourth-america-is-almost-over-americans-want-a-divorce/
Oct 11, 202116:41

Josef Gregory Mahoney: “Biden’s approach to China has been a three-headed monster – compete, cooperate, contain”
Josef Gregory Mahoney: “Biden’s approach to China has been a three-headed monster – compete, cooperate, contain”
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/05/josef-gregory-mahoney-bidens-approach-to-china-has-been-a-three-headed-monster-compete-cooperate-contain/
Oct 05, 202115:58

John Avery: Working for peace since 1954
John Avery: Working for peace since 1954
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/05/john-avery-working-for-peace-since-1954/
Oct 05, 202104:21

Peter J. Peverelli: Human rights measured by the dimensions of culture
Peter J. Peverelli: Human rights measured by the dimensions of culture
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/05/peter-j-peverelli-human-rights-measured-by-the-dimensions-of-culture/
Oct 05, 202101:56

Cindy Cohn: ‘Governments Are Spying on the People Who Bring Us the News’
Cindy Cohn: ‘Governments Are Spying on the People Who Bring Us the News’
By Cindy Cohn
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/04/cindy-cohn-governments-are-spying-on-the-people-who-bring-us-the-news/
Oct 04, 202122:34

Jim Lobe: Europeans see US engaged in new cold war but want no part of it
Jim Lobe: Europeans see US engaged in new cold war but want no part of it
By Jim Lobe
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/04/jim-lobe-europeans-see-us-engaged-in-new-cold-war-but-want-no-part-of-it/
Oct 04, 202105:50

CGTN Think Tank survey: 84.6% believe U.S. war against terrorism in Afghanistan has failed
CGTN Think Tank survey: 84.6% believe U.S. war against terrorism in Afghanistan has failed
By CGTN Think Tank, Beijing
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/10/04/cgtn-think-tank-survey-84-6-believe-u-s-war-against-terrorism-in-afghanistan-has-failed/
Oct 04, 202106:42

Blood in the Sand
Blood in the Sand
By Jeffrey Sachs
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/09/30/blood-in-the-sand/
Sep 30, 202106:24

Neta C. Crawford: Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
Neta C. Crawford: Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
By Neta C. Crawford
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/09/29/neta-c-crawford-calculating-the-costs-of-the-afghanistan-war-in-lives-dollars-and-years/
Sep 29, 202109:52

China a godsend for the US arms industry
China a godsend for the US arms industry
By Alex Lo
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/09/29/china-a-godsend-for-the-us-arms-industry/
Sep 29, 202108:11

Chas Freeman's views on the US-China relationship and its future
Chas Freeman's views on the US-China relationship and its future
Interview with Chas Freeman
Sep 22, 202120:36

Reclaiming Utopia
Reclaiming Utopia
By Biljana Vankovska
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/09/16/reclaiming-utopia/
Sep 16, 202108:24

Richard Falk: Everything went wrong in Afghanistan
Richard Falk: Everything went wrong in Afghanistan
By Richard Falk
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/09/14/richard-falk-everything-went-wrong-in-afghanistan/
Sep 14, 202110:19

September 11 Twenty Years Later: What Should Have Been Done?
September 11 Twenty Years Later: What Should Have Been Done?
By Jan Oberg
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/09/11/september-11-twenty-years-later-what-should-have-been-done/
Sep 11, 202110:04

Afghanistan: War for the Sake of War
Afghanistan: War for the Sake of War
By Håkan Wiberg
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/09/09/war-for-the-sake-of-war/
Sep 09, 202123:55

John Pilger: The Great Game of Smashing Nations
John Pilger: The Great Game of Smashing Nations
By John Pilger
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/09/09/john-pilger-the-great-game-of-smashing-nations/
Sep 09, 202109:47

Better World Info – Platform for Peace Activists
Better World Info – Platform for Peace Activists
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/09/07/better-world-info-platform-for-peace-activists/
Sep 09, 202107:31

The Ides of August
The Ides of August
By Sarah Chayes
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/08/31/the-ides-of-august/
Aug 31, 202114:03

Afghanistan and the CIA heroin ratline
Afghanistan and the CIA heroin ratline
By Pepe Escobar
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/08/27/afghanistan-and-the-cia-heroin-ratline/
Aug 27, 202107:05

Afghanistan and the Mainstream Media Manipulation Methods
Afghanistan and the Mainstream Media Manipulation Methods
By Jan Oberg
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/08/26/afghanistan-and-the-mainstream-media-manipulation-methods/
Aug 26, 202116:11

Pepe Escobar – “Welcome to Pipelineistan!”
Pepe Escobar – “Welcome to Pipelineistan!”
By Pepe Escobar
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/08/25/pepe-escobar-welcome-to-pipelineistan/
Aug 25, 202119:03

What the West gets wrong about China
What the West gets wrong about China
By Rana Mitter and Elsbeth Johnson
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/08/23/what-the-west-gets-wrong-about-china/
Aug 23, 202124:52

US-Afghanistan August 15, 2021: Eight conclusions and the mean words “What was it we said all the time”?
US-Afghanistan August 15, 2021: Eight conclusions and the mean words “What was it we said all the time”?
By Jan Oberg
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/08/17/us-afghanistan-august-15-2021-eight-conclusions-and-the-mean-words-what-was-it-we-said-all-the-time/
Aug 17, 202118:54

Top Nine Policy Recommendations for the U.S. in the wake of Afghanistan Debacle
Top Nine Policy Recommendations for the U.S. in the wake of Afghanistan Debacle
By Farhang Jahanpour
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/08/16/top-nine-policy-recommendations-for-the-u-s-in-the-wake-of-afghanistan-debacle/
Aug 16, 202108:46

Gordon Hahn: The East-West WWIII Tinderbox & Authoritarian-ization of America
Gordon Hahn: The East-West WWIII Tinderbox & Authoritarian-ization of America
By Gordon Hahn
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/08/11/gordon-hahn-the-east-west-wwiii-tinderbox-authoritarian-ization-of-america/
Aug 16, 202103:38

Internal US politics drives country’s conflict, not COVID-19 or China: former Danish diplomat
Internal US politics drives country’s conflict, not COVID-19 or China: former Danish diplomat
By Carsten Bouer Thøgersen
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/08/09/internal-us-politics-drives-countrys-conflict-not-covid-19-or-china-former-danish-diplomat/
Aug 16, 202113:46

Biden cannot counter China with a team that lacks expertise
Biden cannot counter China with a team that lacks expertise
By William H Overhalt
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/07/22/biden-cannot-counter-china-with-a-team-that-lacks-expertise/
Aug 16, 202106:10

Why Western mudslinging has failed to dampen Xinjiang cotton
Why Western mudslinging has failed to dampen Xinjiang cotton
By writers at CGTN - China's global media service
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/07/22/why-western-mudslinging-has-failed-to-dampen-xinjiang-cotton/
Jul 22, 202105:23

Op-Ed: We don’t need a new Cold War with China
Op-Ed: We don’t need a new Cold War with China
By Andrew Bacevich
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/07/07/op-ed-we-dont-need-a-new-cold-war-with-china/
Jul 15, 202105:21

Why war?
Why war?
New free book by John Scales Avery
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/07/15/why-war/
Jul 15, 202114:24

The Liberal Contempt for Martin Luther King’s Final Year
The Liberal Contempt for Martin Luther King’s Final Year
By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/07/01/the-liberal-contempt-for-martin-luther-kings-final-year/
Jul 01, 202106:16

Life in a time of global civil war: In conversation with Pankaj Mishra
Life in a time of global civil war: In conversation with Pankaj Mishra
By Radmila Nakarada and Jelena Vidojevic
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/07/01/life-in-a-time-of-global-civil-war-in-conversation-with-pankaj-mishra/
Jul 01, 202111:48

The US government must – unconditionally – rejoin the JCPOA if it wants to be a legitimate player
The US government must – unconditionally – rejoin the JCPOA if it wants to be a legitimate player
Intro to a video comment by Jan Oberg
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/06/30/the-us-government-must-unconditionally-rejoin-the-jcpoa-if-it-wants-to-be-a-legitimate-player/
Jun 30, 202100:51

Macedonia’s NATO membership: On the frontline?
Macedonia’s NATO membership: On the frontline?
By Biljana Vankovska
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/06/23/macedonias-nato-membership-on-the-frontline/
Jun 23, 202102:55

Lend Self-Destructive U.S. a Hand
Lend Self-Destructive U.S. a Hand
By Jan Oberg
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/06/22/lend-self-destructive-u-s-a-hand/
Jun 22, 202111:34

Our National Security Elite has China on the Brain: Does that really make us Safer?
Our National Security Elite has China on the Brain: Does that really make us Safer?
Tom Engelhardt
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/06/14/our-national-security-elite-has-china-on-the-brain-does-that-really-make-us-safer/
Jun 14, 202113:09

Survey confirms the world order is shifting, but China can still learn lessons from America
Survey confirms the world order is shifting, but China can still learn lessons from America
By Tom Fowdy
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/06/14/survey-confirms-the-world-order-is-shifting-but-china-can-still-learn-lessons-from-america/
Jun 14, 202105:37

The ‘Strategic Competition Act’ is a dangerous declaration of Cold War on China
The ‘Strategic Competition Act’ is a dangerous declaration of Cold War on China
By Michael D. Swaine
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/06/14/the-strategic-competition-act-is-a-dangerous-declaration-of-cold-war-on-china/
Jun 14, 202108:53

Eisenhower rejected military chiefs’ demand for nuclear war on China, a classified account of ’58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals
Eisenhower rejected military chiefs’ demand for nuclear war on China, a classified account of ’58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals
By Gareth Porter
TFF Associate
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/06/01/eisenhower-rejected-military-chiefs-demand-for-nuclear-war-on-china-a-classified-account-of-58-taiwan-strait-crisis-reveals/
Jun 01, 202110:35

Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known
Risk of Nuclear War Over Taiwan in 1958 Said to Be Greater Than Publicly Known
By Charlie Savage
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/06/01/risk-of-nuclear-war-over-taiwan-in-1958-said-to-be-greater-than-publicly-known/
Jun 01, 202110:30

A Taiwan Crisis May Mark the End of the American Empire
A Taiwan Crisis May Mark the End of the American Empire
By Niall Ferguson
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/06/01/a-taiwan-crisis-may-mark-the-end-of-the-american-empire/
Jun 01, 202103:31

Fame or Shame? Norway, new US bases and the Nobel Peace Prize
Fame or Shame? Norway, new US bases and the Nobel Peace Prize
By Fredrik Heffermehl
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/31/fame-or-shame-norway-new-us-bases-and-the-nobel-peace-prize/
May 31, 202105:09

Biden Budget Would Send $1.3 Billion More to Israeli Military Than to Global Climate Programs: Analysis
Biden Budget Would Send $1.3 Billion More to Israeli Military Than to Global Climate Programs: Analysis
By Kenny Stancil
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/31/biden-budget-would-send-1-3-billion-more-to-israeli-military-than-to-global-climate-programs-analysis/
May 31, 202104:39

Do We Really Want a Second Cold War?
Do We Really Want a Second Cold War?
By Richard Falk, TFF Associate
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/26/do-we-really-want-a-second-cold-war/
May 26, 202123:11

Why We Must Prevent the U.S. From Launching a Hybrid War Against China
Why We Must Prevent the U.S. From Launching a Hybrid War Against China
By Madison Tang and Jodie Evans
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/26/why-we-must-prevent-the-u-s-from-launching-a-hybrid-war-against-china/
May 26, 202107:12

Lessons for the environmental movement from Gandhi
Lessons for the environmental movement from Gandhi
By Raghav Kaushik
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/18/lessons-for-the-environmental-movement-from-gandhi/
May 26, 202109:03

Recalling Gandhi’s Vision of Freedom and Liberty as Creating an Inclusive, Plural, Tolerant India with a Sense of Humour!
Recalling Gandhi’s Vision of Freedom and Liberty as Creating an Inclusive, Plural, Tolerant India with a Sense of Humour!
By V. Suresh
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/18/recalling-gandhis-vision-of-freedom-and-liberty-as-creating-an-inclusive-plural-tolerant-india-with-a-sense-of-humour/
May 18, 202106:39

One way to counter Western Sinophobic Cold and Warm wars on China: Citizens’ bridge-building
One way to counter Western Sinophobic Cold and Warm wars on China: Citizens’ bridge-building
By Jan Oberg
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/18/one-way-to-counter-western-sinophobic-cold-and-warm-wars-on-china-citizens-bridge-building/
May 18, 202106:29

It’s Aggression when ‘they’ do it, but Defence when ‘we’ do worse
It’s Aggression when ‘they’ do it, but Defence when ‘we’ do worse
By Alan Macleod
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/17/its-aggression-when-they-do-it-but-defence-when-we-do-worse/
May 17, 202108:28

Stop the Cold War on China Now And Become Partners – for the Common Good of Humanity
Stop the Cold War on China Now And Become Partners – for the Common Good of Humanity
By Jan Oberg
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/15/stop-the-cold-war-on-china-now-and-become-partners-for-the-common-good-of-humanity/
May 17, 202110:53

TFF’s Xinjiang Report analysis on China’s CCTV
TFF’s Xinjiang Report analysis on China’s CCTV
By Jan Oberg
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/11/tffs-xinjiang-report-analysis-on-chinas-cctv/
May 11, 202102:04

Joe Biden’s Peace Force?
Joe Biden’s Peace Force?
By William Astore
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/11/joe-bidens-peace-force/
May 11, 202114:47

The New Yellow Peril: Sinophobia in the 21st Century
The New Yellow Peril: Sinophobia in the 21st Century
By Tom Fowdy
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/11/the-new-yellow-peril-sinophobia-in-the-21st-century/
May 11, 202111:13

China is not seeking hegemony, here is why
China is not seeking hegemony, here is why
By Tom Fowdy
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/05/china-is-not-seeking-hegemony-here-is-why/
May 05, 202104:19

The cynical hypocrisy of the world’s No1 propagandist: US pledges $300mn to fund massive global anti-China media machine
The cynical hypocrisy of the world’s No1 propagandist: US pledges $300mn to fund massive global anti-China media machine
By Tom Fowdy
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/05/the-cynical-hypocrisy-of-the-worlds-no1-propagandist-us-pledges-300mn-to-fund-massive-global-anti-china-media-machine/
May 05, 202106:47

Ukraine-Russia 2.0 – the larger perspective and how you are fooled by the media
Ukraine-Russia 2.0 – the larger perspective and how you are fooled by the media
By Ray McGovern
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/05/04/ukraine-russia-2-0-the-larger-perspective-and-how-you-are-fooled-by-the-media/
May 04, 202102:41

Reflections on Genocide as the Ultimate Crime
Reflections on Genocide as the Ultimate Crime
By Alfred de Zayas & Richard Falk
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/26/reflections-on-genocide-as-the-ultimate-crime/
Apr 26, 202109:36

Russia and China tell Biden: The old days are over
Russia and China tell Biden: The old days are over
By Tony Kevin
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/26/russia-and-china-tell-biden-the-old-days-are-over/
Apr 26, 202106:53

A Rap on Race: Margaret Mead and James Baldwin’s Rare Conversation on Forgiveness and the Difference Between Guilt and Responsibility
A Rap on Race: Margaret Mead and James Baldwin’s Rare Conversation on Forgiveness and the Difference Between Guilt and Responsibility
By Maria Popova
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/23/a-rap-on-race-margaret-mead-and-james-baldwins-rare-conversation-on-forgiveness-and-the-difference-between-guilt-and-responsibility/
Apr 23, 202120:09

UN’s Most Powerful Political Body Remains Paralyzed Battling a New Cold War
UN’s Most Powerful Political Body Remains Paralyzed Battling a New Cold War
By Thalif Deen
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/23/uns-most-powerful-political-body-remains-paralyzed-battling-a-new-cold-war/
Apr 23, 202109:47

Media Pseudo-Debates and the Silence of Leftist Critics
Media Pseudo-Debates and the Silence of Leftist Critics
By Edward Curtin
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/23/media-pseudo-debates-and-the-silence-of-leftist-critics/
Apr 23, 202118:42

The Assassination and Resurrection of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Assassination and Resurrection of Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Edward Curtin
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/20/the-assassination-and-resurrection-of-martin-luther-king-jr/
Apr 23, 202131:59

China: Key Player in a New World Game
China: Key Player in a New World Game
By Hazel Henderson, TFF Associate
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/20/china-key-player-in-a-new-world-game/
Apr 20, 202115:56

Humanity Has Reached a Critical Decade
Humanity Has Reached a Critical Decade
By John Scales Avery
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/16/humanity-has-reached-a-critical-decade/
Apr 16, 202109:07

The future has arrived
The future has arrived
By Ellyn Kaschak
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/16/the-future-has-arrived/
Apr 16, 202106:53

The Origins of a Distinguished Diplomatic Career and the U.S.-China Fight for Primacy. BPR Interviews Chas Freeman
The Origins of a Distinguished Diplomatic Career and the U.S.-China Fight for Primacy. BPR Interviews Chas Freeman
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/09/the-origins-of-a-distinguished-diplomatic-career-and-the-u-s-china-fight-for-primacy-bpr-interviews-chas-freeman/
Apr 09, 202116:23

Leading not by force but by example – really, Tony Blinken?
Leading not by force but by example – really, Tony Blinken?
By Edward Lozansky
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/08/leading-not-by-force-but-by-example-really-tony-blinken/
Apr 08, 202106:42

Statement of Concern: The OPCW investigation of alleged chemical weapons use in Douma, Syria
Statement of Concern: The OPCW investigation of alleged chemical weapons use in Douma, Syria
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/06/statement-of-concern-the-opcw-investigation-of-alleged-chemical-weapons-use-in-douma-syria/
Apr 06, 202117:27

Peaceful societies are not utopian fantasy. They exist.
Peaceful societies are not utopian fantasy. They exist.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/06/peaceful-societies-are-not-utopian-fantasy-they-exist/
Apr 06, 202111:21

Dirty Business As Usual: New CIA Director Burns Confirmed by Unanimous Vote in Senate
Dirty Business As Usual: New CIA Director Burns Confirmed by Unanimous Vote in Senate
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/06/dirty-business-as-usual-new-cia-director-burns-confirmed-by-unanimous-vote-in-senate/
Apr 06, 202132:11

How it happened: Transcript of the US-China opening remarks in Alaska
How it happened: Transcript of the US-China opening remarks in Alaska
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/04/06/how-it-happened-transcript-of-the-us-china-opening-remarks-in-alaska/
Apr 06, 202128:23

How Law Made Neoliberalism
How Law Made Neoliberalism
By Jedediah Britton-Purdy, Amy Kapczynski, David Singh Grewal
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/29/how-law-made-neoliberalism/
Mar 29, 202122:49

Trump & Biden’s Secret Bombing Wars
Trump & Biden’s Secret Bombing Wars
By Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/29/trump-bidens-secret-bombing-wars/
Mar 29, 202109:26

America’s Forever Wars Have Come Back Home
America’s Forever Wars Have Come Back Home
B Stephen M. Walt
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/22/americas-forever-wars-have-come-back-home/
Mar 22, 202109:12

The U.S. is Not a Democracy, It Never Was
The U.S. is Not a Democracy, It Never Was
By Gabriel Rockhill
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/22/the-u-s-is-not-a-democracy-it-never-was/
Mar 22, 202112:40

The inhuman, immoral and illegal sanctions on the Iranian people
The inhuman, immoral and illegal sanctions on the Iranian people
By Jan Oberg & John Bosnitsch
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/17/the-inhuman-immoral-and-illegal-sanctions-on-the-iranian-people/
Mar 22, 202101:17

The Guns of August – Lowering the Flag on the American Century • By Chalmers Johnson
The Guns of August – Lowering the Flag on the American Century • By Chalmers Johnson
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/17/the-guns-of-august-lowering-the-flag-on-the-american-century/
Mar 17, 202111:13

75th Anniversary of “The Long Telegram”: Was George F. Kennan’s Assessment of the Soviet Union Accurate?
75th Anniversary of “The Long Telegram”: Was George F. Kennan’s Assessment of the Soviet Union Accurate?
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/15/75th-anniversary-of-the-long-telegram-was-george-f-kennans-assessment-of-the-soviet-union-accurate/
Mar 15, 202127:52

Silently disciplining research - About the demise of peace research at PRIO - By Ola Tunander
Silently disciplining research - About the demise of peace research at PRIO - By Ola Tunander
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/11/silently-disciplining-research/
Mar 11, 202122:10

Richard Falk’s memoires: ‘Public Intellectual: The Life Of A Citizen Pilgrim’ – Book Review by Eric Walgren
Richard Falk’s memoires: ‘Public Intellectual: The Life Of A Citizen Pilgrim’ – Book Review by Eric Walgren
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/10/richard-falks-memoires-public-intellectual-the-life-of-a-citizen-pilgrim-book-review/
Mar 10, 202123:47

Gandhi’s relevance in the time of global crises
Gandhi’s relevance in the time of global crises
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/09/gandhis-relevance-in-the-time-of-global-crises/
Mar 10, 202117:35

Why Socialism? By Albert Einstein - Wisdom from 1949
Why Socialism? By Albert Einstein - Wisdom from 1949
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/09/why-socialism/
Mar 10, 202115:02

The West portrays itself as a defender of human rights, but does it still have a right to moral leadership?
The West portrays itself as a defender of human rights, but does it still have a right to moral leadership?
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/04/the-west-portrays-itself-as-a-defender-of-human-rights-but-does-it-still-have-a-right-to-moral-leadership/
Mar 10, 202101:37

A Treasure on Persian Culture: Farhang Jahanpour's homepage
A Treasure on Persian Culture: Farhang Jahanpour's homepage
By Jan Oberg & Farhang Jahanpour •
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/23/15982/
Mar 02, 202103:36

US Sanctions Have Caused Iranians Untold Misery – And Achieved Nothing
US Sanctions Have Caused Iranians Untold Misery – And Achieved Nothing
By Negar Mortazavi and Sina Toossi •
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/25/us-sanctions-have-caused-iranians-untold-misery-and-achieved-nothing/
Mar 02, 202108:53

Martin Luther King Jr. spent the last year of his life detested by the liberal establishment
Martin Luther King Jr. spent the last year of his life detested by the liberal establishment
By Zaid Jilani •
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/22/martin-luther-king-jr-spent-the-last-year-of-his-life-detested-by-the-liberal-establishment/
Mar 02, 202112:05

The Light in Darkness - Mahatma Gandhi’s message with reference to Japan today
The Light in Darkness - Mahatma Gandhi’s message with reference to Japan today
By Ayako Uno •
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/17/the-light-in-darkness-mahatma-gandhis-message-with-reference-to-japan-today/
Mar 02, 202122:42

Goodbye Peace - Worldmoires. And online book project you may follow
Goodbye Peace - Worldmoires. And online book project you may follow
By Jan Oberg •
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/01/24/goodbye-peace/
Mar 02, 202100:58

Martin Luther King’s Warning of America’s Spiritual Death
Martin Luther King’s Warning of America’s Spiritual Death
By Dr. Gary G. Kohls •
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/09/martin-luther-kings-warning-of-americas-spiritual-death/
Mar 02, 202112:57

The path to ending our global chaos is through the UN
The path to ending our global chaos is through the UN
By Mona Ali Khalil •
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/15/the-path-to-ending-our-global-chaos-is-through-the-un/
Mar 02, 202105:32

Why we need to move closer to King’s understanding of nonviolence
Why we need to move closer to King’s understanding of nonviolence
By Kazu Haga • This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/09/why-we-need-to-move-closer-to-kings-understanding-of-nonviolence/
Mar 02, 202111:60

Memoir sketch: Championing lost causes
Memoir sketch: Championing lost causes
By Richard Falk
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/02/memoir-sketch-championing-lost-causes/
Mar 02, 202112:60

The Fall of the American Empire on a Failing Planet
The Fall of the American Empire on a Failing Planet
By Tom Engelhardt
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/02/the-fall-of-the-american-empire-on-a-failing-planet/
Mar 02, 202114:47

Peace Studies: Inspiration, Objectives, Achievement
Peace Studies: Inspiration, Objectives, Achievement
By Johan Galtung
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/15/peace-studies-inspiration-objectives-achievement/
Mar 02, 202109:01

Lord Macartney, China, and the convenient lies of history
Lord Macartney, China, and the convenient lies of history
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/02/25/lord-macartney-china-and-the-convenient-lies-of-history/
Mar 02, 202109:43

Comment on the Iranian Supreme Leader's statement about the nuclear deal
Comment on the Iranian Supreme Leader's statement about the nuclear deal
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/01/comment-on-the-iranian-supreme-leaders-statement-about-the-nuclear-deal/
Mar 02, 202100:33

Unless miracles happen, Iran will soon be bombed
Unless miracles happen, Iran will soon be bombed
Author Jan Oberg
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://transnational.live/2021/03/01/unless-miracles-happen-iran-will-soon-be-bombed/
Mar 02, 202111:18