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Gwynne Dyer is a United Kingdom-based independent journalist who writes a column for The Hill Times.

Surviving the population crash

  • The challenge is how to make our way safely down from the old high-birth-rate regime to a new low-birth-rate future because the present pace
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 12, 2026
France's Marine Le Pen, left, the United Kingdom's Nigel Farage, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and United States President Donald Trump. A phalanx of right-wing populists either in power or closing in on it are painting immigration as a threat, and peddling ‘great replacement’ narratives to the angry and the ignorant. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Flickr

Surviving the population crash

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 12, 2026
  • The challenge is how to make our way safely down from the old high-birth-rate regime to a new low-birth-rate future because the present pace

Surviving the population crash

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 12, 2026
  • The challenge is how to make our way safely down from the old high-birth-rate regime to a new low-birth-rate future because the present pace
France's Marine Le Pen, left, the United Kingdom's Nigel Farage, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and United States President Donald Trump. A phalanx of right-wing populists either in power or closing in on it are painting immigration as a threat, and peddling ‘great replacement’ narratives to the angry and the ignorant. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Flickr

The curious case of China’s disappearing generals

  • All six members of China’s highest military body have been dismissed on suspicion of corruption, including last month the vice-chair, Zhang Youxia, one of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 9, 2026
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
China’s highest military body is the Central Military Commission, with President Xi Jinping himself in the chair in his parallel role as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The curious case of China’s disappearing generals

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 9, 2026
  • All six members of China’s highest military body have been dismissed on suspicion of corruption, including last month the vice-chair, Zhang Youxia, one of

The curious case of China’s disappearing generals

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 9, 2026
  • All six members of China’s highest military body have been dismissed on suspicion of corruption, including last month the vice-chair, Zhang Youxia, one of
Xi Jinping
China’s highest military body is the Central Military Commission, with President Xi Jinping himself in the chair in his parallel role as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The last arms control treaty expires

  • The American president knows nothing about nuclear weapons, and doesn’t care. He is not a man who will put any effort into rebuilding a
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 5, 2026
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured in July 2018, are both reckless men, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

The last arms control treaty expires

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 5, 2026
  • The American president knows nothing about nuclear weapons, and doesn’t care. He is not a man who will put any effort into rebuilding a

The last arms control treaty expires

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 5, 2026
  • The American president knows nothing about nuclear weapons, and doesn’t care. He is not a man who will put any effort into rebuilding a
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured in July 2018, are both reckless men, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Is Iran pretending to have nukes?

  • Iran’s former ayatollah declared the development and use of weapons of mass destruction forbidden on moral and religious grounds. We should take this decree
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 4, 2026
It’s possible that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, pictured, has followed the same stupid strategy as Saddam Hussein did in Iraq, and is approaching the same ugly consequences, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is Iran pretending to have nukes?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 4, 2026
  • Iran’s former ayatollah declared the development and use of weapons of mass destruction forbidden on moral and religious grounds. We should take this decree

Is Iran pretending to have nukes?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 4, 2026
  • Iran’s former ayatollah declared the development and use of weapons of mass destruction forbidden on moral and religious grounds. We should take this decree
It’s possible that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, pictured, has followed the same stupid strategy as Saddam Hussein did in Iraq, and is approaching the same ugly consequences, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Iran an active case study on whether massacres work

  • The regime will effectively be an occupation force that rules only by terror—but such regimes can last a long time if they are ruthless
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 29, 2026
This month’s killing in Iran is on a whole different scale in the nation’s history, and the past is no guide to the future, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screenshot courtesy of BBC News

Iran an active case study on whether massacres work

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 29, 2026
  • The regime will effectively be an occupation force that rules only by terror—but such regimes can last a long time if they are ruthless

Iran an active case study on whether massacres work

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 29, 2026
  • The regime will effectively be an occupation force that rules only by terror—but such regimes can last a long time if they are ruthless
This month’s killing in Iran is on a whole different scale in the nation’s history, and the past is no guide to the future, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screenshot courtesy of BBC News

After Davos, Trump confronts an inflection point

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarkable speech at Davos said what many political and economic elites were thinking: don’t let the bullies win; fear is
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 26, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, went into last week’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, full of bluster, but he ultimately back-tracked on threats to Greenland, and tariff nations that support the territory, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard

After Davos, Trump confronts an inflection point

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 26, 2026
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarkable speech at Davos said what many political and economic elites were thinking: don’t let the bullies win; fear is

After Davos, Trump confronts an inflection point

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 26, 2026
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarkable speech at Davos said what many political and economic elites were thinking: don’t let the bullies win; fear is
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, went into last week’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, full of bluster, but he ultimately back-tracked on threats to Greenland, and tariff nations that support the territory, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the World Economic Forum/Ciaran McCrickard

One Danish soldier

  • If even one soldier dies in Greenland due to American aggression, NATO nations would be forced to step in.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 22, 2026
United States President Donald Trump often changes his mind, and the number of times he has said he will use force on Greenland is far greater than the times he has said he won’t, writes Gwynne Dyer White House photograph by Molly Riley

One Danish soldier

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 22, 2026
  • If even one soldier dies in Greenland due to American aggression, NATO nations would be forced to step in.

One Danish soldier

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 22, 2026
  • If even one soldier dies in Greenland due to American aggression, NATO nations would be forced to step in.
United States President Donald Trump often changes his mind, and the number of times he has said he will use force on Greenland is far greater than the times he has said he won’t, writes Gwynne Dyer White House photograph by Molly Riley

Trump versus NATO, target Greenland

  • For Canada, the problem is that all the (false) American arguments to justify annexing Greenland apply equally to Canada. The strategy seems to be
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Why is U.S. President Donald Trump so obsessed with Greenland? The best guess in NATO circles is that it’s an extension of his old mania of putting his name on every hotel he owned. In this case, it gets his name in American history books, writes Gwynne Dyer.  White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosia

Trump versus NATO, target Greenland

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2026
  • For Canada, the problem is that all the (false) American arguments to justify annexing Greenland apply equally to Canada. The strategy seems to be

Trump versus NATO, target Greenland

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 19, 2026
  • For Canada, the problem is that all the (false) American arguments to justify annexing Greenland apply equally to Canada. The strategy seems to be
Donald Trump
Why is U.S. President Donald Trump so obsessed with Greenland? The best guess in NATO circles is that it’s an extension of his old mania of putting his name on every hotel he owned. In this case, it gets his name in American history books, writes Gwynne Dyer.  White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosia

Why America intervening in Iran is a bad idea

  • LONDON, U.K.— Any day now, the United States will “come to the rescue” of the protesters in the streets of Iran’s cities, and American
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 15, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised too much already to do absolutely nothing about the massacre of protesters in Iran, but he should do the absolute minimum he thinks he can get away with, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Why America intervening in Iran is a bad idea

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 15, 2026
  • LONDON, U.K.— Any day now, the United States will “come to the rescue” of the protesters in the streets of Iran’s cities, and American

Why America intervening in Iran is a bad idea

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 15, 2026
  • LONDON, U.K.— Any day now, the United States will “come to the rescue” of the protesters in the streets of Iran’s cities, and American
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised too much already to do absolutely nothing about the massacre of protesters in Iran, but he should do the absolute minimum he thinks he can get away with, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

How NATO members can take on Trump’s Greenland—and Canadian—obsession

  • Ottawa should offer military forces to protect Greenland from Russia and China, and ask the Europeans to send some troops to Canada for protection.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 12, 2026
If U.S. President Donald Trump invades Greenland then NATO, the military alliance that has played a large part in preventing a nuclear war for the past 75 years, dies, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Molly Riley

How NATO members can take on Trump’s Greenland—and Canadian—obsession

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 12, 2026
  • Ottawa should offer military forces to protect Greenland from Russia and China, and ask the Europeans to send some troops to Canada for protection.

How NATO members can take on Trump’s Greenland—and Canadian—obsession

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 12, 2026
  • Ottawa should offer military forces to protect Greenland from Russia and China, and ask the Europeans to send some troops to Canada for protection.
If U.S. President Donald Trump invades Greenland then NATO, the military alliance that has played a large part in preventing a nuclear war for the past 75 years, dies, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Molly Riley

Trump’s case for a Greenland invasion is utter hogwash

  • Despite what the U.S. president says, Greenland is a region of zero strategic importance. If Washington wants to base more troops there, it has
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 8, 2026
President Donald Trump has insisted that the United States needs ‘Greenland from the standpoint of national security.' White House photograph by Molly Riley

Trump’s case for a Greenland invasion is utter hogwash

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 8, 2026
  • Despite what the U.S. president says, Greenland is a region of zero strategic importance. If Washington wants to base more troops there, it has

Trump’s case for a Greenland invasion is utter hogwash

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 8, 2026
  • Despite what the U.S. president says, Greenland is a region of zero strategic importance. If Washington wants to base more troops there, it has
President Donald Trump has insisted that the United States needs ‘Greenland from the standpoint of national security.' White House photograph by Molly Riley

Imagining a post-Ayatollah Iran

  • Of the Iranian regime’s proxies, all but one are defunct or gravely weakened. Syria has changed sides, Hamas in the Gaza Strip is defeated
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 6, 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is facing protests as the country struggles under the collapse of its currency and the explosive rise in the cost of living. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Imagining a post-Ayatollah Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 6, 2026
  • Of the Iranian regime’s proxies, all but one are defunct or gravely weakened. Syria has changed sides, Hamas in the Gaza Strip is defeated

Imagining a post-Ayatollah Iran

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 6, 2026
  • Of the Iranian regime’s proxies, all but one are defunct or gravely weakened. Syria has changed sides, Hamas in the Gaza Strip is defeated
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is facing protests as the country struggles under the collapse of its currency and the explosive rise in the cost of living. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump, Venezuela, and seriously bad decisions

  • From Napoleon in Spain two centuries ago to the U.S. army in Iraq two decades ago, military occupations by foreigners usually generate armed resistance
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 5, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Without boots on the ground, U.S. President Donald Trump has limited leverage on the Venezuelan regime, which has not been seriously crippled by the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump, Venezuela, and seriously bad decisions

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 5, 2026
  • From Napoleon in Spain two centuries ago to the U.S. army in Iraq two decades ago, military occupations by foreigners usually generate armed resistance

Trump, Venezuela, and seriously bad decisions

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | January 5, 2026
  • From Napoleon in Spain two centuries ago to the U.S. army in Iraq two decades ago, military occupations by foreigners usually generate armed resistance
Donald Trump
Without boots on the ground, U.S. President Donald Trump has limited leverage on the Venezuelan regime, which has not been seriously crippled by the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Derzhavnost and ‘respect’

  • LONDON, U.K.—The Russian word “derzhavnost” is usually translated as “great power status,” but the real meaning is closer to the gangland concept of “respect.”
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 22, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Aug. 15, 2025, at the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Maybe all this time we have been looking in the wrong place for an answer to the question: why does Trump always yield to Putin? Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

Derzhavnost and ‘respect’

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 22, 2025
  • LONDON, U.K.—The Russian word “derzhavnost” is usually translated as “great power status,” but the real meaning is closer to the gangland concept of “respect.”

Derzhavnost and ‘respect’

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 22, 2025
  • LONDON, U.K.—The Russian word “derzhavnost” is usually translated as “great power status,” but the real meaning is closer to the gangland concept of “respect.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on Aug. 15, 2025, at the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Maybe all this time we have been looking in the wrong place for an answer to the question: why does Trump always yield to Putin? Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok

Rubio’s fantasy and the risk of forever war in Venezuela

  • ‘In my opinion, the three regimes that exist in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are enemies of humanity,’ said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 18, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a second-generation Cuban-American whose parents immigrated several years before Fidel Castro’s Communist regime took power. That history has shaped his politics, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rubio’s fantasy and the risk of forever war in Venezuela

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 18, 2025
  • ‘In my opinion, the three regimes that exist in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are enemies of humanity,’ said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Rubio’s fantasy and the risk of forever war in Venezuela

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 18, 2025
  • ‘In my opinion, the three regimes that exist in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are enemies of humanity,’ said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a second-generation Cuban-American whose parents immigrated several years before Fidel Castro’s Communist regime took power. That history has shaped his politics, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Geoengineering for grown-ups

  • We need to use every viable technique to hold the average global temperature down while we work frantically to end our emissions.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 16, 2025
A majority of early-career climate scientists now see geoengineering as necessary and inevitable, while many senior ones are still in transition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Geoengineering for grown-ups

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 16, 2025
  • We need to use every viable technique to hold the average global temperature down while we work frantically to end our emissions.

Geoengineering for grown-ups

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 16, 2025
  • We need to use every viable technique to hold the average global temperature down while we work frantically to end our emissions.
A majority of early-career climate scientists now see geoengineering as necessary and inevitable, while many senior ones are still in transition, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Trump’s many ‘peace’ deals turn sour

  • The U.S. president has tried to end warring in Gaza, the Congo, and along the Cambodian-Thailand border. He’s also tried to take credit for
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 11, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
United States President Trump’s hyperactive foreign policy record is clearly driven by his obsessive pursuit of a Nobel Peace Prize, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump’s many ‘peace’ deals turn sour

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 11, 2025
  • The U.S. president has tried to end warring in Gaza, the Congo, and along the Cambodian-Thailand border. He’s also tried to take credit for

Trump’s many ‘peace’ deals turn sour

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 11, 2025
  • The U.S. president has tried to end warring in Gaza, the Congo, and along the Cambodian-Thailand border. He’s also tried to take credit for
Donald Trump
United States President Trump’s hyperactive foreign policy record is clearly driven by his obsessive pursuit of a Nobel Peace Prize, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Venezuela strikes are nothing but performative murder

  • We are all back in the 19th century when the Western Hemisphere was the exclusive domain of the U.S.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 8, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, President Donald Trump, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Trumpworld is going to be a place in which the great powers do what they want, limited only by the strength of other great powers, while the lesser countries do what they are told, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Venezuela strikes are nothing but performative murder

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 8, 2025
  • We are all back in the 19th century when the Western Hemisphere was the exclusive domain of the U.S.

Venezuela strikes are nothing but performative murder

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 8, 2025
  • We are all back in the 19th century when the Western Hemisphere was the exclusive domain of the U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, President Donald Trump, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Trumpworld is going to be a place in which the great powers do what they want, limited only by the strength of other great powers, while the lesser countries do what they are told, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Bibi awaits the next Trump distraction to dodge legal troubles

  • The ceasefire in Gaza intensifies the Israeli prime minister’s legal problems since he can no longer demand postponements in his trial proceedings due to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 1, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with the country’s president, Isaac Herzog, in 2022. Netanyahu has asked Herzog to pardon him in his ongoing corruption trial. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bibi awaits the next Trump distraction to dodge legal troubles

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 1, 2025
  • The ceasefire in Gaza intensifies the Israeli prime minister’s legal problems since he can no longer demand postponements in his trial proceedings due to

Bibi awaits the next Trump distraction to dodge legal troubles

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | December 1, 2025
  • The ceasefire in Gaza intensifies the Israeli prime minister’s legal problems since he can no longer demand postponements in his trial proceedings due to
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with the country’s president, Isaac Herzog, in 2022. Netanyahu has asked Herzog to pardon him in his ongoing corruption trial. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump and Putin’s goal is to destroy the international rule of law

  • Powerful people are deliberately trying to destroy the rule. Putin knows the rule but ignores it, while Trump doesn’t even know it.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 26, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin participate in a joint press conference after their meeting at the Arctic Warrior Event Center at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Trump and Putin are trying to destroy the international rule of law, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Trump and Putin’s goal is to destroy the international rule of law

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 26, 2025
  • Powerful people are deliberately trying to destroy the rule. Putin knows the rule but ignores it, while Trump doesn’t even know it.

Trump and Putin’s goal is to destroy the international rule of law

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 26, 2025
  • Powerful people are deliberately trying to destroy the rule. Putin knows the rule but ignores it, while Trump doesn’t even know it.
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin participate in a joint press conference after their meeting at the Arctic Warrior Event Center at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Trump and Putin are trying to destroy the international rule of law, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Ukraine: once more around the loop

  • Every month brings another chance for some political, economic, or technological change that alters the current equation, and gives Ukraine a better bargaining position
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 25, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s job is to know if and when the morale of the Ukrainian army and the general public is starting to break, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ukraine: once more around the loop

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 25, 2025
  • Every month brings another chance for some political, economic, or technological change that alters the current equation, and gives Ukraine a better bargaining position

Ukraine: once more around the loop

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 25, 2025
  • Every month brings another chance for some political, economic, or technological change that alters the current equation, and gives Ukraine a better bargaining position
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s job is to know if and when the morale of the Ukrainian army and the general public is starting to break, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Iran: drought, incompetence, and maybe revolution

  • A prolonged drought in Iran might accomplish what other challenges failed to do: destroy the rule of the religious extremists who seized power in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 19, 2025
Maharloo Lake, a hypersaline wetland in the highlands of Iran. Severe drought in the country could be the trigger for an uprising that finally dispatches a regime that has overstayed its welcome, columnist Gwynne Dyer writes. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Iran: drought, incompetence, and maybe revolution

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 19, 2025
  • A prolonged drought in Iran might accomplish what other challenges failed to do: destroy the rule of the religious extremists who seized power in

Iran: drought, incompetence, and maybe revolution

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 19, 2025
  • A prolonged drought in Iran might accomplish what other challenges failed to do: destroy the rule of the religious extremists who seized power in
Maharloo Lake, a hypersaline wetland in the highlands of Iran. Severe drought in the country could be the trigger for an uprising that finally dispatches a regime that has overstayed its welcome, columnist Gwynne Dyer writes. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump, the BBC, and a bad edit

  • With video editing, there is an honour system which says that you can edit the shot, but you must not change the meaning.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 12, 2025
Pro-Trump rioters occupied Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021. Ahead of the protest in Washington, D.C., Donald Trump had posted it would 'be wild.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump, the BBC, and a bad edit

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 12, 2025
  • With video editing, there is an honour system which says that you can edit the shot, but you must not change the meaning.

Trump, the BBC, and a bad edit

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 12, 2025
  • With video editing, there is an honour system which says that you can edit the shot, but you must not change the meaning.
Pro-Trump rioters occupied Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021. Ahead of the protest in Washington, D.C., Donald Trump had posted it would 'be wild.' Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

COP 30 unlikely to shift political will

  • Money is tight, wars are a huge distraction, and the climate has become unfashionable, so we’ll just have to wait and hope for better
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 10, 2025
Nothing very impressive is likely to come out of the UN climate conference despite the urgency of the situation, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy by Kiara Worth

COP 30 unlikely to shift political will

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 10, 2025
  • Money is tight, wars are a huge distraction, and the climate has become unfashionable, so we’ll just have to wait and hope for better

COP 30 unlikely to shift political will

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 10, 2025
  • Money is tight, wars are a huge distraction, and the climate has become unfashionable, so we’ll just have to wait and hope for better
Nothing very impressive is likely to come out of the UN climate conference despite the urgency of the situation, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy by Kiara Worth

Sudan: another partition?

  • The biggest city in western Sudan, swollen to half a million or more people due to minority ethnic groups fleeing genocide, fell to rebel
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 6, 2025
Displaced people arrive in South Sudan from Sudan through the Joda border crossing. Killing in Sudan has been non-stop since October. It’s the worst massacre yet in a civil war that has already killed 150,000 people and made one-third of the population refugees, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the United Nations by Ala Kheir

Sudan: another partition?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 6, 2025
  • The biggest city in western Sudan, swollen to half a million or more people due to minority ethnic groups fleeing genocide, fell to rebel

Sudan: another partition?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 6, 2025
  • The biggest city in western Sudan, swollen to half a million or more people due to minority ethnic groups fleeing genocide, fell to rebel
Displaced people arrive in South Sudan from Sudan through the Joda border crossing. Killing in Sudan has been non-stop since October. It’s the worst massacre yet in a civil war that has already killed 150,000 people and made one-third of the population refugees, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the United Nations by Ala Kheir

Trump’s game of ‘Made You Look’

  • If there are new revelations about Trump and Epstein on the way, then the U.S. leader needs useful distractions—like invading Nigeria.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 3, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can infallibly trick the public into drawing their attention away from something else that he doesn’t want them to see, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump’s game of ‘Made You Look’

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 3, 2025
  • If there are new revelations about Trump and Epstein on the way, then the U.S. leader needs useful distractions—like invading Nigeria.

Trump’s game of ‘Made You Look’

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 3, 2025
  • If there are new revelations about Trump and Epstein on the way, then the U.S. leader needs useful distractions—like invading Nigeria.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump can infallibly trick the public into drawing their attention away from something else that he doesn’t want them to see, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

An Arab nadir driven by clueless hegemons

  • We are at a point where Trump’s America and Netanyahu’s Israel have established complete domination over the Middle East. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 29, 2025
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still wants to get the Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip, but this may no longer require a confrontation with Donald Trump, writes Gwynne Dyer White House photograph by Daniel Torok

An Arab nadir driven by clueless hegemons

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 29, 2025
  • We are at a point where Trump’s America and Netanyahu’s Israel have established complete domination over the Middle East. 

An Arab nadir driven by clueless hegemons

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 29, 2025
  • We are at a point where Trump’s America and Netanyahu’s Israel have established complete domination over the Middle East. 
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still wants to get the Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip, but this may no longer require a confrontation with Donald Trump, writes Gwynne Dyer White House photograph by Daniel Torok
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Cutting our emissions isn’t enough, we’ll need geoengineering

  • LONDON, U.K.—Human beings respond well to a crisis that is familiar, especially if it is also imminent. They don’t do nearly as well when
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 1, 2020
So the crisis almost certainly will arrive, and then we will finally be willing to make radical changes. What we will desperately need at that point is more time. That’s why we will need geoengineering, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Public Domain Pictures

Cutting our emissions isn’t enough, we’ll need geoengineering

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 1, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Human beings respond well to a crisis that is familiar, especially if it is also imminent. They don’t do nearly as well when

Cutting our emissions isn’t enough, we’ll need geoengineering

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 1, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Human beings respond well to a crisis that is familiar, especially if it is also imminent. They don’t do nearly as well when
So the crisis almost certainly will arrive, and then we will finally be willing to make radical changes. What we will desperately need at that point is more time. That’s why we will need geoengineering, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Public Domain Pictures

Hong Kong: what went wrong

  • LONDON, U.K.—“We are the meat on the chopping board,” said Martin Lee, founder of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party. “They have set a precedent for
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 25, 2020
'We are the meat on the chopping board,' said Martin Lee, founder of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Hong Kong: what went wrong

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 25, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“We are the meat on the chopping board,” said Martin Lee, founder of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party. “They have set a precedent for

Hong Kong: what went wrong

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 25, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“We are the meat on the chopping board,” said Martin Lee, founder of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party. “They have set a precedent for
'We are the meat on the chopping board,' said Martin Lee, founder of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Is basic income a done deal?

  • LONDON, U.K.—The First World War speeded up the emancipation of women; the Second World War led to the creation of welfare states in all
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2020
The House of Commons meets in person for a skeletal sitting. When unemployment suddenly leapt to 30 per cent as lockdowns spread across the world, we were suddenly confronted with a working model of that future, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is basic income a done deal?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The First World War speeded up the emancipation of women; the Second World War led to the creation of welfare states in all

Is basic income a done deal?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The First World War speeded up the emancipation of women; the Second World War led to the creation of welfare states in all
The House of Commons meets in person for a skeletal sitting. When unemployment suddenly leapt to 30 per cent as lockdowns spread across the world, we were suddenly confronted with a working model of that future, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The fantasy life of Jordan Goudreau

  • It’s hard being born Canadian if your ambition is to be a real-life version of movie tough guy Jean-Claude Van Damme (Blood Sport, Death
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 11, 2020
Jordan Goudreau got in touch with the Venezuelan congressional leader who claims to be the legitimate president, Juan Guaidó, offering to overthrow Nicolás Maduro. Mark Garten photograph courtesy of the UN

The fantasy life of Jordan Goudreau

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 11, 2020
  • It’s hard being born Canadian if your ambition is to be a real-life version of movie tough guy Jean-Claude Van Damme (Blood Sport, Death

The fantasy life of Jordan Goudreau

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 11, 2020
  • It’s hard being born Canadian if your ambition is to be a real-life version of movie tough guy Jean-Claude Van Damme (Blood Sport, Death
Jordan Goudreau got in touch with the Venezuelan congressional leader who claims to be the legitimate president, Juan Guaidó, offering to overthrow Nicolás Maduro. Mark Garten photograph courtesy of the UN

Some reasons to hope

  • You don’t feel like reading about the plague today? Good. I don’t feel like writing about it again either. So here’s some reasons to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 7, 2020
Scientists around the world are quietly working to develop solutions to tackle other urgent global problems beyond the pandemic. Photo by Science in HD on Unsplash

Some reasons to hope

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 7, 2020
  • You don’t feel like reading about the plague today? Good. I don’t feel like writing about it again either. So here’s some reasons to

Some reasons to hope

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 7, 2020
  • You don’t feel like reading about the plague today? Good. I don’t feel like writing about it again either. So here’s some reasons to
Scientists around the world are quietly working to develop solutions to tackle other urgent global problems beyond the pandemic. Photo by Science in HD on Unsplash

Trump’s ‘Yellow Peril’ defence masks the West’s delay in grappling with pandemic

  • LONDON, U.K.—It was completely predictable that Donald Trump would try to blame China for the fact that at least 30 million Americans are unemployed
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 4, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump boasts that he banned travel from China to the United States early, but, in fact, the United States was the 41st country to declare such a ban, on Feb. 2, 2020, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. It was completely predictable that Donald Trump would try to blame China for the fact that at least 30 million Americans are unemployed and that nearly 70,000 Americans have already died of COVID-19. His polling numbers are down and the election is only seven months away. What else was he going to do? Blame himself? White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

Trump’s ‘Yellow Peril’ defence masks the West’s delay in grappling with pandemic

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 4, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—It was completely predictable that Donald Trump would try to blame China for the fact that at least 30 million Americans are unemployed

Trump’s ‘Yellow Peril’ defence masks the West’s delay in grappling with pandemic

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 4, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—It was completely predictable that Donald Trump would try to blame China for the fact that at least 30 million Americans are unemployed
U.S. President Donald Trump boasts that he banned travel from China to the United States early, but, in fact, the United States was the 41st country to declare such a ban, on Feb. 2, 2020, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. It was completely predictable that Donald Trump would try to blame China for the fact that at least 30 million Americans are unemployed and that nearly 70,000 Americans have already died of COVID-19. His polling numbers are down and the election is only seven months away. What else was he going to do? Blame himself? White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

Is this really a turning point?

  • LONDON, U.K.—People who look for silver linings (a.k.a. optimists) think that COVID-19 might be the inflection point where we start getting serious about our
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 4, 2020
A young lad, pictured on the Hill on May 3, 2019, at a protest calling on the Canadian federal government to take action on climate change. There’s no time for climate this year, and last year’s climate momentum will not automatically return when the virus is under control. Momentum takes time to build, and we are running out of time. There is no magical deliverance on the way, and, on balance, the current health emergency is setting back the cause of climate sanity, not advancing it, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is this really a turning point?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 4, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—People who look for silver linings (a.k.a. optimists) think that COVID-19 might be the inflection point where we start getting serious about our

Is this really a turning point?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 4, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—People who look for silver linings (a.k.a. optimists) think that COVID-19 might be the inflection point where we start getting serious about our
A young lad, pictured on the Hill on May 3, 2019, at a protest calling on the Canadian federal government to take action on climate change. There’s no time for climate this year, and last year’s climate momentum will not automatically return when the virus is under control. Momentum takes time to build, and we are running out of time. There is no magical deliverance on the way, and, on balance, the current health emergency is setting back the cause of climate sanity, not advancing it, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

COVID-19 death rates and arrogance

  • LONDON, U.K.—Something has gone wrong in the “anglosphere,” as the English-speaking countries are known in some other parts of the world. Smaller English-speaking countries
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 27, 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson must be very grateful to have U.S. President Donald ‘Lysol’ Trump, pictured, to make him look good by comparison. The American president’s sins of omission on coronavirus are why the U.S. has one-third of the COVID-19 infections in the world, with only one-twentieth of the world’s population, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of White House/Andrea Hanks

COVID-19 death rates and arrogance

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 27, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Something has gone wrong in the “anglosphere,” as the English-speaking countries are known in some other parts of the world. Smaller English-speaking countries

COVID-19 death rates and arrogance

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 27, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Something has gone wrong in the “anglosphere,” as the English-speaking countries are known in some other parts of the world. Smaller English-speaking countries
Prime Minister Boris Johnson must be very grateful to have U.S. President Donald ‘Lysol’ Trump, pictured, to make him look good by comparison. The American president’s sins of omission on coronavirus are why the U.S. has one-third of the COVID-19 infections in the world, with only one-twentieth of the world’s population, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of White House/Andrea Hanks

Is it time for Dr. Fauci to quit?

  • Brazil’s health minister, Luiz Mandetta, was fired last Friday for criticizing the country’s mini-Trump, Jair Bolsonaro. Like Trump, President Bolsonaro needs a booming economy
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 20, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been ignoring Donald Trump’s exaggerations and lies so he can preserve his influence for some more important occasion, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Is it time for Dr. Fauci to quit?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 20, 2020
  • Brazil’s health minister, Luiz Mandetta, was fired last Friday for criticizing the country’s mini-Trump, Jair Bolsonaro. Like Trump, President Bolsonaro needs a booming economy

Is it time for Dr. Fauci to quit?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 20, 2020
  • Brazil’s health minister, Luiz Mandetta, was fired last Friday for criticizing the country’s mini-Trump, Jair Bolsonaro. Like Trump, President Bolsonaro needs a booming economy
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been ignoring Donald Trump’s exaggerations and lies so he can preserve his influence for some more important occasion, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Toddler-in-chief in the White House is frantic to reopen the economy

  • LONDON, U.K.—Wuhan, the Chinese city where it all started, was locked down for 79 days before the restrictions on movement were finally lifted last
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 20, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on April 7, 2020, in the White House press briefing room. Mr. Trump might actually order the country to reopen on May 1, as he believes that 'When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total.' But most states wouldn’t obey his command: as New York governor Andrew Cuomo said: 'We have a Constitution … we don’t have a king … the president doesn’t have total authority.' Photograph courtesy of Flickr/White House photographer Andrea Hanks

Toddler-in-chief in the White House is frantic to reopen the economy

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 20, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Wuhan, the Chinese city where it all started, was locked down for 79 days before the restrictions on movement were finally lifted last

Toddler-in-chief in the White House is frantic to reopen the economy

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 20, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Wuhan, the Chinese city where it all started, was locked down for 79 days before the restrictions on movement were finally lifted last
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured on April 7, 2020, in the White House press briefing room. Mr. Trump might actually order the country to reopen on May 1, as he believes that 'When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total.' But most states wouldn’t obey his command: as New York governor Andrew Cuomo said: 'We have a Constitution … we don’t have a king … the president doesn’t have total authority.' Photograph courtesy of Flickr/White House photographer Andrea Hanks

Bangladesh: swift justice

  • LONDON, U.K.—The murders happened 45 years ago, and what remains of the family has been seeking vengeance ever since. One of the killers was
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2020

Bangladesh: swift justice

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The murders happened 45 years ago, and what remains of the family has been seeking vengeance ever since. One of the killers was

Bangladesh: swift justice

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The murders happened 45 years ago, and what remains of the family has been seeking vengeance ever since. One of the killers was

Back to normal is still a long way off

  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s wrong to say that there is no exit strategy from the anti-coronavirus lockdowns that have proliferated across the world. There is, and
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseaeases, actually said on March 29 'looking at what we’re seeing now, I would say between 100,000 and 200,000 … deaths,' but let’s stick with the lowball figure, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograp courtesy of Flickr

Back to normal is still a long way off

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s wrong to say that there is no exit strategy from the anti-coronavirus lockdowns that have proliferated across the world. There is, and

Back to normal is still a long way off

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s wrong to say that there is no exit strategy from the anti-coronavirus lockdowns that have proliferated across the world. There is, and
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseaeases, actually said on March 29 'looking at what we’re seeing now, I would say between 100,000 and 200,000 … deaths,' but let’s stick with the lowball figure, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograp courtesy of Flickr

Hungary: the first casualty?

  • LONDON, U.K.—“Hello, dictator!” said Jean-Claude Juncker cheerily to Hungary’s leader, Victor Orbán, at a European Union summit meeting a couple of years ago. The
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 6, 2020
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, pictured on May 16, 2018. On March 30, 2020, the Hungarian parliament passed a new law, allegedly to deal with the coronavirus crisis. It declares a state of emergency and allows Mr. Orbán to rule by decree for the duration of the crisis—but it doesn’t say when that state of emergency will end. That will be decided by the man who has just been granted supreme power, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Hungary: the first casualty?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 6, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“Hello, dictator!” said Jean-Claude Juncker cheerily to Hungary’s leader, Victor Orbán, at a European Union summit meeting a couple of years ago. The

Hungary: the first casualty?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 6, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“Hello, dictator!” said Jean-Claude Juncker cheerily to Hungary’s leader, Victor Orbán, at a European Union summit meeting a couple of years ago. The
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, pictured on May 16, 2018. On March 30, 2020, the Hungarian parliament passed a new law, allegedly to deal with the coronavirus crisis. It declares a state of emergency and allows Mr. Orbán to rule by decree for the duration of the crisis—but it doesn’t say when that state of emergency will end. That will be decided by the man who has just been granted supreme power, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Saving the old amid the pandemic

  • LONDON, U.K.—The basic choice all along with COVID-19 has been: do we let the old die, or do we take a big hit economically?
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 30, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured with outgoing Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz, has, along with cabinet colleagues, has helped roll out a series of relief measures aimed at cushioning the blow of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Saving the old amid the pandemic

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 30, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The basic choice all along with COVID-19 has been: do we let the old die, or do we take a big hit economically?

Saving the old amid the pandemic

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 30, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The basic choice all along with COVID-19 has been: do we let the old die, or do we take a big hit economically?
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured with outgoing Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz, has, along with cabinet colleagues, has helped roll out a series of relief measures aimed at cushioning the blow of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nine things that have changed because of the plague

  • LONDON, U.K.—They teach you in journalism school never to use the phrase “…X has changed the world forever.” Or at least they should. COVID-19
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 30, 2020
So it’s an ill wind that blows no good, a saying that was already old when John Heywood first catalogued it in 1546. Some of the anticipated changes are definitely good, but we are going to pay an enormous price in lives and in loss for these benefits. It could have been dealt with a lot better, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Nine things that have changed because of the plague

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 30, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—They teach you in journalism school never to use the phrase “…X has changed the world forever.” Or at least they should. COVID-19

Nine things that have changed because of the plague

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 30, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—They teach you in journalism school never to use the phrase “…X has changed the world forever.” Or at least they should. COVID-19
So it’s an ill wind that blows no good, a saying that was already old when John Heywood first catalogued it in 1546. Some of the anticipated changes are definitely good, but we are going to pay an enormous price in lives and in loss for these benefits. It could have been dealt with a lot better, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

How the plague is going to change everyday life

  • LONDON, U.K.—They teach you in journalism school never to use the phrase “…X has changed the world forever.” Or at least they should. COVID-19
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 23, 2020
House of Commons staffer wipes the table where ministers convene for their daily noon briefings to update reporters on the federal response to COVID-19. The virus will have far-reaching ramifications on our everyday lives, says Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How the plague is going to change everyday life

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 23, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—They teach you in journalism school never to use the phrase “…X has changed the world forever.” Or at least they should. COVID-19

How the plague is going to change everyday life

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 23, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—They teach you in journalism school never to use the phrase “…X has changed the world forever.” Or at least they should. COVID-19
House of Commons staffer wipes the table where ministers convene for their daily noon briefings to update reporters on the federal response to COVID-19. The virus will have far-reaching ramifications on our everyday lives, says Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Covid-19: the exit problem

  • LONDON, U.K.—Most of the countries in Asia, Europe, and North America are now in lockdown to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 23, 2020
The United States, as a whole, is still in 'mitigation,' because it takes a long time to turn a supertanker like Donald Trump all the way around, but New York and some other big American cities and states have already moved on to suppression. Image courtesy of Needpix.com

Covid-19: the exit problem

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 23, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Most of the countries in Asia, Europe, and North America are now in lockdown to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This

Covid-19: the exit problem

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 23, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Most of the countries in Asia, Europe, and North America are now in lockdown to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This
The United States, as a whole, is still in 'mitigation,' because it takes a long time to turn a supertanker like Donald Trump all the way around, but New York and some other big American cities and states have already moved on to suppression. Image courtesy of Needpix.com

The exit problem

  • Most of the countries in Asia, Europe, and North America are now in lockdown to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus. This is
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 18, 2020
Canada's Parliament suspended sitting until April 20 last week in an effort to do its part to 'flatten the curve.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The exit problem

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 18, 2020
  • Most of the countries in Asia, Europe, and North America are now in lockdown to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus. This is

The exit problem

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 18, 2020
  • Most of the countries in Asia, Europe, and North America are now in lockdown to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus. This is
Canada's Parliament suspended sitting until April 20 last week in an effort to do its part to 'flatten the curve.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the U.K., playing roulette with coronavirus

  • LONDON, U.K.—“I must level with the British public: many more families are going to lose their loved ones before their time.” Prime Minister Boris
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 16, 2020
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan for combatting Covid-19 may kill a great many Britons for nothing if he is wrong. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In the U.K., playing roulette with coronavirus

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 16, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“I must level with the British public: many more families are going to lose their loved ones before their time.” Prime Minister Boris

In the U.K., playing roulette with coronavirus

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 16, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“I must level with the British public: many more families are going to lose their loved ones before their time.” Prime Minister Boris
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan for combatting Covid-19 may kill a great many Britons for nothing if he is wrong. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bibi, Benny and Ruvi: the future of Israel

  • LONDON, U.K.—Benjamin Netanyahu, or ‘Bibi,’ as everyone calls him, is the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history, and still in office although he has
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 16, 2020
The major obstacle to forming a majority coalition is the fact that Benjamin Netanyahu goes on trial later this month on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. Even if he is found guilty, he could technically stay in office until his last appeal is exhausted, a process that could take years, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

Bibi, Benny and Ruvi: the future of Israel

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 16, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Benjamin Netanyahu, or ‘Bibi,’ as everyone calls him, is the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history, and still in office although he has

Bibi, Benny and Ruvi: the future of Israel

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 16, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Benjamin Netanyahu, or ‘Bibi,’ as everyone calls him, is the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history, and still in office although he has
The major obstacle to forming a majority coalition is the fact that Benjamin Netanyahu goes on trial later this month on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. Even if he is found guilty, he could technically stay in office until his last appeal is exhausted, a process that could take years, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

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