Why does the West insist on the ‘China threat’ narrative? Peace researcher Jan Oberg, Director of the Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research, explains the psychology of projection behind this narrative. With decades of experience analyzing international conflicts, Oberg examines how Western hegemonic thinking distorts understanding of China, the politicization of the Nobel Peace Prize, and why the lack of dialogue with Russia makes today’s world more dangerous than the Cold War era.