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

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

Trump’s case for invading Venezuela

  • The American president must know that U.S.-bound cocaine comes mostly from Colombia and Peru, while opioids—the real drug plague—come primarily from China and Mexico.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, is doing everything possible to look like he is serious about overthrowing Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela by force, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump’s case for invading Venezuela

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 27, 2025
  • The American president must know that U.S.-bound cocaine comes mostly from Colombia and Peru, while opioids—the real drug plague—come primarily from China and Mexico.

Trump’s case for invading Venezuela

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 27, 2025
  • The American president must know that U.S.-bound cocaine comes mostly from Colombia and Peru, while opioids—the real drug plague—come primarily from China and Mexico.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, is doing everything possible to look like he is serious about overthrowing Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela by force, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Denmark versus the Russia’s shadow fleet

  • The sanctions regime makes it hard for Russia to charter ships from legitimate shipping companies. Instead, it has built a ‘shadow fleet’ of almost
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 22, 2025
Last month, unidentified drones forced Denmark to shut down its airports on several occasions, and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that Russian involvement could not be ruled out. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Denmark versus the Russia’s shadow fleet

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 22, 2025
  • The sanctions regime makes it hard for Russia to charter ships from legitimate shipping companies. Instead, it has built a ‘shadow fleet’ of almost

Denmark versus the Russia’s shadow fleet

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 22, 2025
  • The sanctions regime makes it hard for Russia to charter ships from legitimate shipping companies. Instead, it has built a ‘shadow fleet’ of almost
Last month, unidentified drones forced Denmark to shut down its airports on several occasions, and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that Russian involvement could not be ruled out. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

American contempt for Latin America on full display

  • U.S. President Donald Trump has interfered in both Brazilian and Argentine politics, and the U.S. Navy continues its strikes off Venezuela’s coast in a
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 16, 2025
In the latest example of American influence, Argentina President Javier Milei, left, has welcomed Donald Trump’s $20-billion bailout even as the American president mused about the country’s elections, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore 

American contempt for Latin America on full display

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 16, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has interfered in both Brazilian and Argentine politics, and the U.S. Navy continues its strikes off Venezuela’s coast in a

American contempt for Latin America on full display

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 16, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump has interfered in both Brazilian and Argentine politics, and the U.S. Navy continues its strikes off Venezuela’s coast in a
In the latest example of American influence, Argentina President Javier Milei, left, has welcomed Donald Trump’s $20-billion bailout even as the American president mused about the country’s elections, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore 

The coming AI crash

  • Far too much money is being spent on long-odds bets that some new artificial intelligence tech will appear that justifies the current ridiculously high
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 15, 2025
The biggest players in the system supporting AI are spending vast amounts of borrowed money on a technology they don’t even fully understand, writes Gwynne Dyer. Image courtesy of Gerd Altmann/Pixabay

The coming AI crash

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 15, 2025
  • Far too much money is being spent on long-odds bets that some new artificial intelligence tech will appear that justifies the current ridiculously high

The coming AI crash

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 15, 2025
  • Far too much money is being spent on long-odds bets that some new artificial intelligence tech will appear that justifies the current ridiculously high
The biggest players in the system supporting AI are spending vast amounts of borrowed money on a technology they don’t even fully understand, writes Gwynne Dyer. Image courtesy of Gerd Altmann/Pixabay

Chimps, war, and us 

  • Jane Goodall’s research revealed chimpanzees were far more like us than anybody had suspected. One aspect was deeply troubling: they fight wars. Like us.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 8, 2025
Jane Goodall, pictured in 2019, died on Oct. 1 at the age of 91. She was also one of the greatest self-taught scientists in history, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Simon Fraser University 

Chimps, war, and us 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 8, 2025
  • Jane Goodall’s research revealed chimpanzees were far more like us than anybody had suspected. One aspect was deeply troubling: they fight wars. Like us.

Chimps, war, and us 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 8, 2025
  • Jane Goodall’s research revealed chimpanzees were far more like us than anybody had suspected. One aspect was deeply troubling: they fight wars. Like us.
Jane Goodall, pictured in 2019, died on Oct. 1 at the age of 91. She was also one of the greatest self-taught scientists in history, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Simon Fraser University 

Gaza: the 20-point plan

  • The draft peace plan may not be dead on arrival, but it is extremely vulnerable.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has a very short attention span, but he was able to bully Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into at least the opening stages of a ceasefire, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Gaza: the 20-point plan

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 7, 2025
  • The draft peace plan may not be dead on arrival, but it is extremely vulnerable.

Gaza: the 20-point plan

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 7, 2025
  • The draft peace plan may not be dead on arrival, but it is extremely vulnerable.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, has a very short attention span, but he was able to bully Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into at least the opening stages of a ceasefire, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Three months later: where are Iran’s fabled nukes?

  • Iran had 408 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, enough for nine or 10 atomic bombs if the regime chose to go that route, and
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 2, 2025
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
After the June U.S. bombing on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities, President Donald Trump claimed the key facilities ‘have been completely and totally obliterated.’ Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Three months later: where are Iran’s fabled nukes?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 2, 2025
  • Iran had 408 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, enough for nine or 10 atomic bombs if the regime chose to go that route, and

Three months later: where are Iran’s fabled nukes?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 2, 2025
  • Iran had 408 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, enough for nine or 10 atomic bombs if the regime chose to go that route, and
Donald Trump.
After the June U.S. bombing on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities, President Donald Trump claimed the key facilities ‘have been completely and totally obliterated.’ Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The United States: calculating things to come

  • I’d be less confident about saying 'no' to an American civil war than I was in the old Soviet Union because there I couldn’t
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 30, 2025
Portland, Ore., residents protest the U.S. president’s deployment of troops to the city to ‘protect’ an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Sept. 28. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/KPTV Fox 12

The United States: calculating things to come

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 30, 2025
  • I’d be less confident about saying 'no' to an American civil war than I was in the old Soviet Union because there I couldn’t

The United States: calculating things to come

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 30, 2025
  • I’d be less confident about saying 'no' to an American civil war than I was in the old Soviet Union because there I couldn’t
Portland, Ore., residents protest the U.S. president’s deployment of troops to the city to ‘protect’ an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Sept. 28. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/KPTV Fox 12

Unpacking Ukraine’s winning prospects, Flamingos and all

  • The missiles even things up a bit in the David-and-Goliath war against Russia, but the Ukrainian army has been retreating all year.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 24, 2025
American President Donald Trump, pictured, attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a February White House visit, but this week at the United Nations Trump suggested Ukraine could win back its territory. Official White House photograph

Unpacking Ukraine’s winning prospects, Flamingos and all

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 24, 2025
  • The missiles even things up a bit in the David-and-Goliath war against Russia, but the Ukrainian army has been retreating all year.

Unpacking Ukraine’s winning prospects, Flamingos and all

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 24, 2025
  • The missiles even things up a bit in the David-and-Goliath war against Russia, but the Ukrainian army has been retreating all year.
American President Donald Trump, pictured, attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a February White House visit, but this week at the United Nations Trump suggested Ukraine could win back its territory. Official White House photograph

Is it too late for a Palestinian state?

  • For the first time, big Western countries are recognizing the state, but it is not unified and it still controls no territory.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 22, 2025
The cascade of recognitions at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual session in New York is pure gesture politics, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Manuel Elias

Is it too late for a Palestinian state?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 22, 2025
  • For the first time, big Western countries are recognizing the state, but it is not unified and it still controls no territory.

Is it too late for a Palestinian state?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 22, 2025
  • For the first time, big Western countries are recognizing the state, but it is not unified and it still controls no territory.
The cascade of recognitions at the United Nations General Assembly’s annual session in New York is pure gesture politics, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph by Manuel Elias

Russia’s air war of flimsy decoys

  • What is President Vladimir Putin’s motive for this bizarre violation of NATO’s borders—especially given that the drones over Poland were not armed?
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 17, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s real goal with the Poland drone strike is to stampede NATO’s European countries into spending large amounts on their own national defence, instead of continuing to send arms to beleaguered Ukraine, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Russia’s air war of flimsy decoys

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 17, 2025
  • What is President Vladimir Putin’s motive for this bizarre violation of NATO’s borders—especially given that the drones over Poland were not armed?

Russia’s air war of flimsy decoys

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 17, 2025
  • What is President Vladimir Putin’s motive for this bizarre violation of NATO’s borders—especially given that the drones over Poland were not armed?
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s real goal with the Poland drone strike is to stampede NATO’s European countries into spending large amounts on their own national defence, instead of continuing to send arms to beleaguered Ukraine, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Same crime, different fate for Bolsonaro and Trump

  • Compared to the 2022 Brazilian attempted coup, the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol was much less serious—yet look at which country is in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and former president Jair Bolsonaro.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Most Republican voters still believe that U.S. President Donald Trump, left, won the 2020 election. By contrast, only 36 per cent of Brazilians doubt that former president Jair Bolsonaro was part of the 2022 coup plot, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Same crime, different fate for Bolsonaro and Trump

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 15, 2025
  • Compared to the 2022 Brazilian attempted coup, the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol was much less serious—yet look at which country is in

Same crime, different fate for Bolsonaro and Trump

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 15, 2025
  • Compared to the 2022 Brazilian attempted coup, the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol was much less serious—yet look at which country is in
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Most Republican voters still believe that U.S. President Donald Trump, left, won the 2020 election. By contrast, only 36 per cent of Brazilians doubt that former president Jair Bolsonaro was part of the 2022 coup plot, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Qatar strike makes clear Israel has no interest in a ceasefire

  • Israel bombing America's closest ally in the Gulf puts every Arab country on notice that nobody is safe.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 10, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
With the bombing of Qatar, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it blindingly clear he wants to avoid a ceasefire in Gaza, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy of Loey Felipe

Qatar strike makes clear Israel has no interest in a ceasefire

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 10, 2025
  • Israel bombing America's closest ally in the Gulf puts every Arab country on notice that nobody is safe.

Qatar strike makes clear Israel has no interest in a ceasefire

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 10, 2025
  • Israel bombing America's closest ally in the Gulf puts every Arab country on notice that nobody is safe.
Benjamin Netanyahu
With the bombing of Qatar, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it blindingly clear he wants to avoid a ceasefire in Gaza, writes Gwynne Dyer. UN photograph courtesy of Loey Felipe

No ‘new world order’ is coming

  • All the hype about the launch of a new ‘Asian century’ founders on the hard, unyielding fact that there is no Asia except in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 9, 2025
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit was a stage-managed coming-out party for China’s new superpower status, but no actual deals were done, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

No ‘new world order’ is coming

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 9, 2025
  • All the hype about the launch of a new ‘Asian century’ founders on the hard, unyielding fact that there is no Asia except in

No ‘new world order’ is coming

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 9, 2025
  • All the hype about the launch of a new ‘Asian century’ founders on the hard, unyielding fact that there is no Asia except in
Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit was a stage-managed coming-out party for China’s new superpower status, but no actual deals were done, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ is insane but not impossible

  • The leaked U.S. pitch to remodel the wartorn region into a shiny new city built on ruins is both a bizarre and illegal project.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 4, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, held a White House meeting to discuss plans for Gaza’s future, with former British prime minister Tony Blair in the mix among real estate developers and others. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ is insane but not impossible

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 4, 2025
  • The leaked U.S. pitch to remodel the wartorn region into a shiny new city built on ruins is both a bizarre and illegal project.

Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ is insane but not impossible

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 4, 2025
  • The leaked U.S. pitch to remodel the wartorn region into a shiny new city built on ruins is both a bizarre and illegal project.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, held a White House meeting to discuss plans for Gaza’s future, with former British prime minister Tony Blair in the mix among real estate developers and others. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Here come the refugees

  • This rage for deportation started in the developed countries, but it is catching on everywhere. 
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 3, 2025
British MP Nigel Farage recently promised that a Reform U.K. government would deport 600,000 people during its first five years in power. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Here come the refugees

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 3, 2025
  • This rage for deportation started in the developed countries, but it is catching on everywhere. 

Here come the refugees

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 3, 2025
  • This rage for deportation started in the developed countries, but it is catching on everywhere. 
British MP Nigel Farage recently promised that a Reform U.K. government would deport 600,000 people during its first five years in power. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

America, Greenland, and upending the territorial status quo

  • Outside of the United States and Russia, most governments still uphold the key law about borders, regardless of their domestic political arrangements.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 28, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Denmark has accused the United States of running a covert operation in Greenland. The attempt to recruit a few ‘pro-American’ Greenlanders to front the operation suggests President Donald Trump’s regime prefers a non-violent conquest if at all possible, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

America, Greenland, and upending the territorial status quo

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 28, 2025
  • Outside of the United States and Russia, most governments still uphold the key law about borders, regardless of their domestic political arrangements.

America, Greenland, and upending the territorial status quo

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 28, 2025
  • Outside of the United States and Russia, most governments still uphold the key law about borders, regardless of their domestic political arrangements.
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Denmark has accused the United States of running a covert operation in Greenland. The attempt to recruit a few ‘pro-American’ Greenlanders to front the operation suggests President Donald Trump’s regime prefers a non-violent conquest if at all possible, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House photograph courtesy of Daniel Torok

Africa needs more than a ‘change the map’ campaign 

  • African economies have grown slowly over the past 50 years, but population growth has meant that real per capita incomes in most African countries
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 26, 2025
People are learning ‘from a distorted map,’ says Speak Up Africa founder Fara Ndiaye, leading to ‘a biased view of Africa’s role in the world.’ Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Africa needs more than a ‘change the map’ campaign 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 26, 2025
  • African economies have grown slowly over the past 50 years, but population growth has meant that real per capita incomes in most African countries

Africa needs more than a ‘change the map’ campaign 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 26, 2025
  • African economies have grown slowly over the past 50 years, but population growth has meant that real per capita incomes in most African countries
People are learning ‘from a distorted map,’ says Speak Up Africa founder Fara Ndiaye, leading to ‘a biased view of Africa’s role in the world.’ Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Trump’s delusional pitch for the Nobel Peace Prize 

  • The truth is that both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy privately view Donald Trump with contempt, and neither will sign up to a premature
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 21, 2025
Donald Trump, left, and President Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump, left, and President Vladimir Putin.
The campaign by U.S. President Donald Trump, left, for the peace prize includes pretending he can end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but that conquest is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s heritage project, and he can still keep the war going for years, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump’s delusional pitch for the Nobel Peace Prize 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 21, 2025
  • The truth is that both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy privately view Donald Trump with contempt, and neither will sign up to a premature

Trump’s delusional pitch for the Nobel Peace Prize 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 21, 2025
  • The truth is that both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy privately view Donald Trump with contempt, and neither will sign up to a premature
Donald Trump, left, and President Vladimir Putin.
The campaign by U.S. President Donald Trump, left, for the peace prize includes pretending he can end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but that conquest is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s heritage project, and he can still keep the war going for years, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Trump management

  • It’s impossible to be always the last person Donald Trump speaks to, and the effort to be that person soon degenerates into slapstick and
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 19, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
It will take a massive campaign of perpetual flattery for the old NATO countries to keep U.S. President Donald Trump, far right, on side while simultaneously keeping Ukraine out of Russia’s hands, writes Gwynne Dyer.  White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Trump management

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 19, 2025
  • It’s impossible to be always the last person Donald Trump speaks to, and the effort to be that person soon degenerates into slapstick and

Trump management

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 19, 2025
  • It’s impossible to be always the last person Donald Trump speaks to, and the effort to be that person soon degenerates into slapstick and
Donald Trump
It will take a massive campaign of perpetual flattery for the old NATO countries to keep U.S. President Donald Trump, far right, on side while simultaneously keeping Ukraine out of Russia’s hands, writes Gwynne Dyer.  White House photograph by Daniel Torok

The AI crash

  • This is a financial crash of the sort that usually accompanies an exciting new technology, not an existential crisis, but it is definitely on
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 14, 2025
We are probably in the final phase of the artificial intelligence investment frenzy right now, writes Gwynne Dyer. Unsplash photograph by Igor Omilaev

The AI crash

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 14, 2025
  • This is a financial crash of the sort that usually accompanies an exciting new technology, not an existential crisis, but it is definitely on

The AI crash

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 14, 2025
  • This is a financial crash of the sort that usually accompanies an exciting new technology, not an existential crisis, but it is definitely on
We are probably in the final phase of the artificial intelligence investment frenzy right now, writes Gwynne Dyer. Unsplash photograph by Igor Omilaev

Trump and his whooshing deadlines

  • Whatever happens at the upcoming Alaska summit, U.S. President Donald Trump will go on setting deadlines and then missing them.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 11, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Japan in June 2019. With no leverage in Moscow, Trump's recent deadline for a Russian ceasefire in Ukraine passed unmentioned, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

Trump and his whooshing deadlines

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 11, 2025
  • Whatever happens at the upcoming Alaska summit, U.S. President Donald Trump will go on setting deadlines and then missing them.

Trump and his whooshing deadlines

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 11, 2025
  • Whatever happens at the upcoming Alaska summit, U.S. President Donald Trump will go on setting deadlines and then missing them.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Japan in June 2019. With no leverage in Moscow, Trump's recent deadline for a Russian ceasefire in Ukraine passed unmentioned, writes Gwynne Dyer. White House photograph by Shealah Craighead

The two Netanyahus in the face of famine and genocide

  • One version of the Israeli leader is the amoral master tactician who has no permanent allies. Or the other more sinister character, whose goal
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 6, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still in power because he’s now a war leader and the courts can’t hold an inquiry into his behaviour until the war is over, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The two Netanyahus in the face of famine and genocide

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 6, 2025
  • One version of the Israeli leader is the amoral master tactician who has no permanent allies. Or the other more sinister character, whose goal

The two Netanyahus in the face of famine and genocide

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 6, 2025
  • One version of the Israeli leader is the amoral master tactician who has no permanent allies. Or the other more sinister character, whose goal
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still in power because he’s now a war leader and the courts can’t hold an inquiry into his behaviour until the war is over, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Major powers resorting to war more often, and doing so without even trying to justify it under the UN Charter rules

  • Maybe so much time has passed that some countries have forgotten what everybody’s objective was at the end of the Second World War: to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 5, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Not only are major powers resorting to war more often, but they are doing so without even trying to justify it under the UN Charter rules for the use of force: Russia in Ukraine, Israel in Gaza, the United States over Iran.  The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Major powers resorting to war more often, and doing so without even trying to justify it under the UN Charter rules

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 5, 2025
  • Maybe so much time has passed that some countries have forgotten what everybody’s objective was at the end of the Second World War: to

Major powers resorting to war more often, and doing so without even trying to justify it under the UN Charter rules

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 5, 2025
  • Maybe so much time has passed that some countries have forgotten what everybody’s objective was at the end of the Second World War: to
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Not only are major powers resorting to war more often, but they are doing so without even trying to justify it under the UN Charter rules for the use of force: Russia in Ukraine, Israel in Gaza, the United States over Iran.  The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Counting babies in China (and elsewhere)

  • Declining populations almost everywhere should not be seen only as a problem. If we are now heading back down to a population of three
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 1, 2025
Lower birth rates do bring with them problems like a higher dependency ratio, but managing this kind of 'problem' is what governments are there for, writes Gwynne Dyer. Unsplash photograph by Lingchor

Counting babies in China (and elsewhere)

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 1, 2025
  • Declining populations almost everywhere should not be seen only as a problem. If we are now heading back down to a population of three

Counting babies in China (and elsewhere)

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 1, 2025
  • Declining populations almost everywhere should not be seen only as a problem. If we are now heading back down to a population of three
Lower birth rates do bring with them problems like a higher dependency ratio, but managing this kind of 'problem' is what governments are there for, writes Gwynne Dyer. Unsplash photograph by Lingchor
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Not just a late monsoon

  • The monsoon rains are finally arriving in central and northern India, but they are two weeks late. It started raining in Mumbai on Monday,
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2019
The farm fields of Munnar, India. With monsoon season delayed, some parts of the country have not seen rain in 200 days. Photo by Ravi Pinisetti on Unsplash

Not just a late monsoon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2019
  • The monsoon rains are finally arriving in central and northern India, but they are two weeks late. It started raining in Mumbai on Monday,

Not just a late monsoon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 26, 2019
  • The monsoon rains are finally arriving in central and northern India, but they are two weeks late. It started raining in Mumbai on Monday,
The farm fields of Munnar, India. With monsoon season delayed, some parts of the country have not seen rain in 200 days. Photo by Ravi Pinisetti on Unsplash

Iran’s game

  • LONDON, U.K.—The evidence is far from conclusive, but on balance, Iran probably is behind the attacks on four oil tankers in the Gulf last
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 24, 2019
The evidence is far from conclusive, but on balance, Iran probably is behind the attacks on four oil tankers in the Gulf last month and two more last Thursday, June 13. Those attacks carefully avoided human casualties, so if they were Iranian, what was their goal, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screen capture image courtesy of ABC News

Iran’s game

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 24, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The evidence is far from conclusive, but on balance, Iran probably is behind the attacks on four oil tankers in the Gulf last

Iran’s game

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 24, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The evidence is far from conclusive, but on balance, Iran probably is behind the attacks on four oil tankers in the Gulf last
The evidence is far from conclusive, but on balance, Iran probably is behind the attacks on four oil tankers in the Gulf last month and two more last Thursday, June 13. Those attacks carefully avoided human casualties, so if they were Iranian, what was their goal, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screen capture image courtesy of ABC News

Morsi: a death foretold

  • Egypt’s first and last democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, died on Monday, lying on the floor of the courtroom where they were trying him
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 20, 2019
Then-U.S. secretary of state John Kerry, pictured in 2013, with Mohammed Morsi, the recently deceased former president of Egypt. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons via U.S. Department of State

Morsi: a death foretold

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 20, 2019
  • Egypt’s first and last democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, died on Monday, lying on the floor of the courtroom where they were trying him

Morsi: a death foretold

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 20, 2019
  • Egypt’s first and last democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, died on Monday, lying on the floor of the courtroom where they were trying him
Then-U.S. secretary of state John Kerry, pictured in 2013, with Mohammed Morsi, the recently deceased former president of Egypt. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons via U.S. Department of State

Brexit and drugs

  • LONDON, U.K.—A drug bust can ruin your whole day, so it’s best to have a get-out-of-jail-free card ready. In the United States being white
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 17, 2019
By June 8, seven of the 10 candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party in Britain had been outed as former users of illegal drugs. This includes all three leading candidates for the job, Boris Johnson, left, Michael Gove, and Jeremy Hunt, one of whom will therefore almost certainly become prime minister next month. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Brexit and drugs

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 17, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—A drug bust can ruin your whole day, so it’s best to have a get-out-of-jail-free card ready. In the United States being white

Brexit and drugs

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 17, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—A drug bust can ruin your whole day, so it’s best to have a get-out-of-jail-free card ready. In the United States being white
By June 8, seven of the 10 candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party in Britain had been outed as former users of illegal drugs. This includes all three leading candidates for the job, Boris Johnson, left, Michael Gove, and Jeremy Hunt, one of whom will therefore almost certainly become prime minister next month. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Sudan: no surprise

  • It’s like Tiananmen Square in miniature, and maybe not all that miniature. The death toll in Khartoum after last week’s massacre stands at 118,
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 11, 2019
Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, the former president of Sudan, who was ousted in April, in a coup, originally created Janjaweed, a paramilitary group, to carry out a genocide in the separatist western province of Darfur. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Sudan: no surprise

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 11, 2019
  • It’s like Tiananmen Square in miniature, and maybe not all that miniature. The death toll in Khartoum after last week’s massacre stands at 118,

Sudan: no surprise

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 11, 2019
  • It’s like Tiananmen Square in miniature, and maybe not all that miniature. The death toll in Khartoum after last week’s massacre stands at 118,
Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, the former president of Sudan, who was ousted in April, in a coup, originally created Janjaweed, a paramilitary group, to carry out a genocide in the separatist western province of Darfur. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Sudan: no surprise

  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s like Tiananmen Square in miniature, and maybe not all that miniature. The official death toll in Khartoum after last Monday’s massacre stands
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 10, 2019
The official death toll in Khartoum after last Monday’s massacre stands at 35, but the whole city is still locked down, with columns of Rapid Support Forces vehicles driving through the streets firing at practically anything that moves. There may be a lot more dead. Al Jazeera reported at least 100 people have been killed on June 3. Screen capture image courtesy Al Jazeera

Sudan: no surprise

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 10, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s like Tiananmen Square in miniature, and maybe not all that miniature. The official death toll in Khartoum after last Monday’s massacre stands

Sudan: no surprise

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 10, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s like Tiananmen Square in miniature, and maybe not all that miniature. The official death toll in Khartoum after last Monday’s massacre stands
The official death toll in Khartoum after last Monday’s massacre stands at 35, but the whole city is still locked down, with columns of Rapid Support Forces vehicles driving through the streets firing at practically anything that moves. There may be a lot more dead. Al Jazeera reported at least 100 people have been killed on June 3. Screen capture image courtesy Al Jazeera

The People’s Republic of Amnesia

  • LONDON, U.K.—Another of the five-yearly anniversaries has rolled around, and it’s time to write another think-piece about the long-term meaning of the massacre on
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2019
People pictured in Hong Kong on June 4, 2007, attending a candlelight vigil for the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

The People’s Republic of Amnesia

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Another of the five-yearly anniversaries has rolled around, and it’s time to write another think-piece about the long-term meaning of the massacre on

The People’s Republic of Amnesia

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Another of the five-yearly anniversaries has rolled around, and it’s time to write another think-piece about the long-term meaning of the massacre on
People pictured in Hong Kong on June 4, 2007, attending a candlelight vigil for the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

The Mad Dog of the Middle East

  • LONDON, U.K.—The ‘Mad Dog of the Middle East,’ as Ronald Reagan once called Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, is on the brink of achieving his
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2019
The ‘Mad Dog of the Middle East,' as Ronald Reagan once called Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, is on the brink of achieving his life’s ambition: becoming the dictator of Libya, writes Gywnne Dyer. Screen capture photograph courtesy Africa News

The Mad Dog of the Middle East

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The ‘Mad Dog of the Middle East,’ as Ronald Reagan once called Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, is on the brink of achieving his

The Mad Dog of the Middle East

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | June 3, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The ‘Mad Dog of the Middle East,’ as Ronald Reagan once called Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, is on the brink of achieving his
The ‘Mad Dog of the Middle East,' as Ronald Reagan once called Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, is on the brink of achieving his life’s ambition: becoming the dictator of Libya, writes Gywnne Dyer. Screen capture photograph courtesy Africa News

EU elections show choices are becoming clearer

  • The best way of describing what just happened in the European Union elections is to say that the choices are getting clearer—and a lot
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 28, 2019
Elections to the EU Parliament held last week in 28 European countries, including the U.K., were the second-biggest democratic exercise. Theresa May says she will resign as prime minister on June 7. The Hill Times file photograph by Sam Garcia

EU elections show choices are becoming clearer

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 28, 2019
  • The best way of describing what just happened in the European Union elections is to say that the choices are getting clearer—and a lot

EU elections show choices are becoming clearer

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 28, 2019
  • The best way of describing what just happened in the European Union elections is to say that the choices are getting clearer—and a lot
Elections to the EU Parliament held last week in 28 European countries, including the U.K., were the second-biggest democratic exercise. Theresa May says she will resign as prime minister on June 7. The Hill Times file photograph by Sam Garcia

Iran: an unwinnable war

  • LONDON, U.K.—“After a long debate, the highest levels of the military could not forecast a way in which things would end favourably for the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2019
Everything then went quiet until another loud-mouthed extremist, U.S. President Donald Trump, tore up the 2015 agreement and began talking about war with Iran again, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Iran: an unwinnable war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—“After a long debate, the highest levels of the military could not forecast a way in which things would end favourably for the

Iran: an unwinnable war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 27, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—“After a long debate, the highest levels of the military could not forecast a way in which things would end favourably for the
Everything then went quiet until another loud-mouthed extremist, U.S. President Donald Trump, tore up the 2015 agreement and began talking about war with Iran again, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Iran: an unwinnable war

  • “After a long debate, the highest levels of the military could not forecast a way in which things would end favourably for the United
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 21, 2019
Under Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, the country cut a deal with the U.S. to put its nuclear ambitions on ice, in exchange for sanctions being lifted. Since the U.S. backed out of the deal, Iran has warned that it may not continue to abide by the terms of the deal. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

Iran: an unwinnable war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 21, 2019
  • “After a long debate, the highest levels of the military could not forecast a way in which things would end favourably for the United

Iran: an unwinnable war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 21, 2019
  • “After a long debate, the highest levels of the military could not forecast a way in which things would end favourably for the United
Under Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, the country cut a deal with the U.S. to put its nuclear ambitions on ice, in exchange for sanctions being lifted. Since the U.S. backed out of the deal, Iran has warned that it may not continue to abide by the terms of the deal. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

War in the Gulf?

  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump is well known for his desire to cut American military commitments overseas. Indeed, it is one of his most attractive characteristics.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2019
Donald Trump is well known for his desire to cut American military commitments overseas. Indeed, it is one of his most attractive characteristics. But his attention span is short, he plays a lot of golf, and he does not have the knack of choosing good advisers. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

War in the Gulf?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump is well known for his desire to cut American military commitments overseas. Indeed, it is one of his most attractive characteristics.

War in the Gulf?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 20, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump is well known for his desire to cut American military commitments overseas. Indeed, it is one of his most attractive characteristics.
Donald Trump is well known for his desire to cut American military commitments overseas. Indeed, it is one of his most attractive characteristics. But his attention span is short, he plays a lot of golf, and he does not have the knack of choosing good advisers. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Great powers, endless wars

  • “Great nations do not fight endless wars,” said Donald Trump in his State of the Union speech last February, but he was wrong. That’s
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 16, 2019
The U.S. has chosen to fight a number of wars, often for relatively minor stakes, because it could. Flickr photograph courtesy of user #G7Charlevoix

Great powers, endless wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 16, 2019
  • “Great nations do not fight endless wars,” said Donald Trump in his State of the Union speech last February, but he was wrong. That’s

Great powers, endless wars

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 16, 2019
  • “Great nations do not fight endless wars,” said Donald Trump in his State of the Union speech last February, but he was wrong. That’s
The U.S. has chosen to fight a number of wars, often for relatively minor stakes, because it could. Flickr photograph courtesy of user #G7Charlevoix

European Union: no populist breakthrough?

  • LONDON, U.K.—For the second time in a month, a member country of the European Union has not voted a populist into power. Could it
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2019
The Spanish election on April 28 saw the traditional socialist party (PSOE) increase its vote by a quarter under the leadership of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, pictured centre. That wasn’t the headline on April 29, of course. Good news is no news, so the media played up the fact that a particularly nasty party of right-wing populists called Vox has made it into the Spanish Parliament for the first time. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

European Union: no populist breakthrough?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—For the second time in a month, a member country of the European Union has not voted a populist into power. Could it

European Union: no populist breakthrough?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 6, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—For the second time in a month, a member country of the European Union has not voted a populist into power. Could it
The Spanish election on April 28 saw the traditional socialist party (PSOE) increase its vote by a quarter under the leadership of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, pictured centre. That wasn’t the headline on April 29, of course. Good news is no news, so the media played up the fact that a particularly nasty party of right-wing populists called Vox has made it into the Spanish Parliament for the first time. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In Venezuela, Guaidó’s patience runs out

  • LONDON, U.K.—Back in early March, it seemed that both sides in Venezuela had decided a long, drawn-out crisis was better than a civil war.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2019
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland poses for a family photo with her Lima Group counterparts. The group, which met in Ottawa in February and has recognized Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's legitimate president, called for a 'peaceful transition' of power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In Venezuela, Guaidó’s patience runs out

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Back in early March, it seemed that both sides in Venezuela had decided a long, drawn-out crisis was better than a civil war.

In Venezuela, Guaidó’s patience runs out

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | May 1, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Back in early March, it seemed that both sides in Venezuela had decided a long, drawn-out crisis was better than a civil war.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland poses for a family photo with her Lima Group counterparts. The group, which met in Ottawa in February and has recognized Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's legitimate president, called for a 'peaceful transition' of power. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A funeral in Ireland

  • LONDON, U.K.—On April 24, the Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, and Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom,
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 29, 2019
Irish freelance journalist Lyra McKee, 29, who fought for LGBT equality, was killed by the New IRA on Good Friday while covering a riot in Derry, Northern Ireland. She is pictured here on Nov. 8, 2017, giving a Ted Talks on how changing religious teaching on LGBT people will save lives. Ted Talks screen capture image courtesy YouTube

A funeral in Ireland

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 29, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—On April 24, the Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, and Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom,

A funeral in Ireland

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 29, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—On April 24, the Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, and Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom,
Irish freelance journalist Lyra McKee, 29, who fought for LGBT equality, was killed by the New IRA on Good Friday while covering a riot in Derry, Northern Ireland. She is pictured here on Nov. 8, 2017, giving a Ted Talks on how changing religious teaching on LGBT people will save lives. Ted Talks screen capture image courtesy YouTube

Ukraine has nothing left to lose

  • Ukraine has a new president, and he’s a comedian! Oh, wait a minute, that’s not such a big deal. Guatemala was the first country
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 23, 2019
Volodymyr Zelensky, centre, played an accidental president in Servant of the People, a hit show in Ukraine. Screenshot via YouTube

Ukraine has nothing left to lose

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 23, 2019
  • Ukraine has a new president, and he’s a comedian! Oh, wait a minute, that’s not such a big deal. Guatemala was the first country

Ukraine has nothing left to lose

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 23, 2019
  • Ukraine has a new president, and he’s a comedian! Oh, wait a minute, that’s not such a big deal. Guatemala was the first country
Volodymyr Zelensky, centre, played an accidental president in Servant of the People, a hit show in Ukraine. Screenshot via YouTube

Sudan’s revolution

  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s moving fast now. For three months the protesters in Khartoum got nowhere with their demand that “the people want the fall of
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 22, 2019
A military coup ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, pictured in this file photograph, on April 11, 2019. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Sudan’s revolution

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 22, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s moving fast now. For three months the protesters in Khartoum got nowhere with their demand that “the people want the fall of

Sudan’s revolution

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 22, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s moving fast now. For three months the protesters in Khartoum got nowhere with their demand that “the people want the fall of
A military coup ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, pictured in this file photograph, on April 11, 2019. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Assange extradition

  • LONDON, U.K.—Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is an unattractive character, and he also has very poor judgement. He should have gone to Sweden
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 15, 2019
Julian Assange's explanation for taking refuge in Ecuador’s London embassy was that he feared that once in Sweden, he would be extradited to the United States. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Assange extradition

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 15, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is an unattractive character, and he also has very poor judgement. He should have gone to Sweden

Assange extradition

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 15, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is an unattractive character, and he also has very poor judgement. He should have gone to Sweden
Julian Assange's explanation for taking refuge in Ecuador’s London embassy was that he feared that once in Sweden, he would be extradited to the United States. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Libya: Haftar’s last throw?

  • LONDON, U.K.—With Khalifa Haftar’s forces stalled outside the capital, Tripoli, the eight-year omnishambles in Libya is approaching a climax. It’s not clear yet which
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 15, 2019
So now Khalifa Haftar, right, is making his big bid for power, and Fayez al-Serraj, left, is practically irrelevant. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Libya: Haftar’s last throw?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 15, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—With Khalifa Haftar’s forces stalled outside the capital, Tripoli, the eight-year omnishambles in Libya is approaching a climax. It’s not clear yet which

Libya: Haftar’s last throw?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 15, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—With Khalifa Haftar’s forces stalled outside the capital, Tripoli, the eight-year omnishambles in Libya is approaching a climax. It’s not clear yet which
So now Khalifa Haftar, right, is making his big bid for power, and Fayez al-Serraj, left, is practically irrelevant. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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