WTFinance West Militarising Itself to Bankruptcy? with Dr Jan Oberg
Feb 10, 2026
Dr Jan Oberg, sociologist and independent peace researcher who leads the Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research, reflects on 2025 and shifting global power. He discusses US tactics under Trump, the controversial 'Peace Board', resource-driven geopolitics, and calls for renewed peace research and nonviolent security alternatives.
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West Decline, Global Shift To New Powers
- Jan Oberg argues 2025 showed Western decline while non-Western powers (China, Russia, BRICS) advanced with infrastructure and growth.
- He urges optimism about a post-US-empire world that could be “fabulous” if pursued deliberately.
Trump Regime As Major Global Risk
- Oberg calls the United States under Trump the most dangerous actor due to norm-breaking and resource grabs.
- He warns continued Trump policies risk accelerating militarism and destabilizing international law.
Use Nonviolent Levers Against Allied Pressure
- Oberg advises Europe to use nonviolent diplomatic levers — boycotts, base restrictions, and reduced diplomatic ties — to influence US behavior.
- He emphasizes peaceful pressure by friends is more likely to change American decision-makers than threats from rivals.