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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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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

Hope and fear in Algeria

  • LONDON, U.K.—One of the most popular slogans in the street protests in Algeria has been, “Neither beard, nor kamis, nor police.” That needs a
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 4, 2019
Abdelaziz Bouteflikae, Algeria's 82-year-old president, was forced to resign this week after six weeks of peaceful demonstrations. Photograph by Magharebia via Twitter

Hope and fear in Algeria

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 4, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—One of the most popular slogans in the street protests in Algeria has been, “Neither beard, nor kamis, nor police.” That needs a

Hope and fear in Algeria

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 4, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—One of the most popular slogans in the street protests in Algeria has been, “Neither beard, nor kamis, nor police.” That needs a
Abdelaziz Bouteflikae, Algeria's 82-year-old president, was forced to resign this week after six weeks of peaceful demonstrations. Photograph by Magharebia via Twitter

Conquest is always an option

  • When U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, affirming Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, there was an outcry that went
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 26, 2019
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing corruption charges, which could cost him the upcoming vote in April. The Hill Times file photograph

Conquest is always an option

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 26, 2019
  • When U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, affirming Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, there was an outcry that went

Conquest is always an option

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 26, 2019
  • When U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, affirming Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, there was an outcry that went
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing corruption charges, which could cost him the upcoming vote in April. The Hill Times file photograph

World’s leading demagogue, Erdogan

  • LONDON, U.K.—You can keep your Orban, your Netanyahu, your pathetic Boris Johnson. As for Donald Trump, he’s really an icon of democracy, just slightly
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 25, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan, right, pictured Nov. 22, 2017, with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Erdogan may look like an aging, disappointed post office clerk, passed over for promotion too many times, but he can take an ignorant remark from halfway around the planet and inflate it into an existential threat to Turkey’s future, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

World’s leading demagogue, Erdogan

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 25, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—You can keep your Orban, your Netanyahu, your pathetic Boris Johnson. As for Donald Trump, he’s really an icon of democracy, just slightly

World’s leading demagogue, Erdogan

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 25, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—You can keep your Orban, your Netanyahu, your pathetic Boris Johnson. As for Donald Trump, he’s really an icon of democracy, just slightly
Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan, right, pictured Nov. 22, 2017, with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Erdogan may look like an aging, disappointed post office clerk, passed over for promotion too many times, but he can take an ignorant remark from halfway around the planet and inflate it into an existential threat to Turkey’s future, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Xinjiang: the silence of the Muslims

  • LONDON, U.K.—Muslim governments were not silent when Burma murdered thousands of Rohingya, its Muslim minority, and expelled 700,000 of them across the border into
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 18, 2019
Detainees listening to speeches in a re-education camp in Lop County, Xinjiang, April 2017. Up to one million Chinese citizens have been sent to concentration camps in Xinjiang for the non-crime of being Muslim, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Xinjiang: the silence of the Muslims

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 18, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Muslim governments were not silent when Burma murdered thousands of Rohingya, its Muslim minority, and expelled 700,000 of them across the border into

Xinjiang: the silence of the Muslims

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 18, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Muslim governments were not silent when Burma murdered thousands of Rohingya, its Muslim minority, and expelled 700,000 of them across the border into
Detainees listening to speeches in a re-education camp in Lop County, Xinjiang, April 2017. Up to one million Chinese citizens have been sent to concentration camps in Xinjiang for the non-crime of being Muslim, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Brexit border backstop

  • LONDON, U.K.—The other Europeans are not laughing at the English for the most part. They are looking at them with pity and scorn. But
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 13, 2019
British Prime Minister Theresa May's November deal with the EU promised that the United Kingdom would stay in the existing customs union with the EU, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times file photograph by Sam Garcia

Brexit border backstop

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 13, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The other Europeans are not laughing at the English for the most part. They are looking at them with pity and scorn. But

Brexit border backstop

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 13, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The other Europeans are not laughing at the English for the most part. They are looking at them with pity and scorn. But
British Prime Minister Theresa May's November deal with the EU promised that the United Kingdom would stay in the existing customs union with the EU, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times file photograph by Sam Garcia

Another Arab Spring?

  • LONDON, U.K.—The slogans of the ‘Arab Spring’ are being heard again in the Arab world. “The people want the fall of the regime,” chant
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 11, 2019
As in the Arab Spring, the protests this time are really fuelled by falling living standards. A dictatorship that was tolerated while living standards were rising becomes intolerable when there are not enough jobs and it’s getting hard to put food on the table, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Another Arab Spring?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 11, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The slogans of the ‘Arab Spring’ are being heard again in the Arab world. “The people want the fall of the regime,” chant

Another Arab Spring?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 11, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The slogans of the ‘Arab Spring’ are being heard again in the Arab world. “The people want the fall of the regime,” chant
As in the Arab Spring, the protests this time are really fuelled by falling living standards. A dictatorship that was tolerated while living standards were rising becomes intolerable when there are not enough jobs and it’s getting hard to put food on the table, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

India-Pakistan: maybe war, but not a water war

  • After the terrorist attack on Indian troops in Kashmir two weeks ago that killed 40 Indian soldiers, but before Tuesday’s retaliatory air strikes across
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 5, 2019
Indian, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, could do a great deal of harm to Pakistan if it chose to, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

India-Pakistan: maybe war, but not a water war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 5, 2019
  • After the terrorist attack on Indian troops in Kashmir two weeks ago that killed 40 Indian soldiers, but before Tuesday’s retaliatory air strikes across

India-Pakistan: maybe war, but not a water war

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | March 5, 2019
  • After the terrorist attack on Indian troops in Kashmir two weeks ago that killed 40 Indian soldiers, but before Tuesday’s retaliatory air strikes across
Indian, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, could do a great deal of harm to Pakistan if it chose to, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

Kim-Trump summit 2019

  • LONDON, U.K.—On a scale of one to 10, what are the chances that the meeting between Chairman Kim Jong-Un and U.S. President Donald Trump
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 25, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean President Kim Jong-un at the historic summit in Singapore last year. The two world leaders are set to hold another summit this week. Screen capture via ABC News

Kim-Trump summit 2019

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 25, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—On a scale of one to 10, what are the chances that the meeting between Chairman Kim Jong-Un and U.S. President Donald Trump

Kim-Trump summit 2019

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 25, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—On a scale of one to 10, what are the chances that the meeting between Chairman Kim Jong-Un and U.S. President Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean President Kim Jong-un at the historic summit in Singapore last year. The two world leaders are set to hold another summit this week. Screen capture via ABC News

Nigeria’s frontrunners in upcoming vote embody characteristics that define country’s problems

  • LONDON, U.K.—Lengthy delays before announcing the results of African elections are commonplace (the Democratic Republic of Congo last month, Zimbabwe last July, etc.). It
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 21, 2019
Muhammadu Buhari won power in 2015 by claiming to be a born-again democrat and a "new broom" who would sweep away corruption, and many Nigerians dared to believe him. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Nigeria’s frontrunners in upcoming vote embody characteristics that define country’s problems

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 21, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Lengthy delays before announcing the results of African elections are commonplace (the Democratic Republic of Congo last month, Zimbabwe last July, etc.). It

Nigeria’s frontrunners in upcoming vote embody characteristics that define country’s problems

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 21, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Lengthy delays before announcing the results of African elections are commonplace (the Democratic Republic of Congo last month, Zimbabwe last July, etc.). It
Muhammadu Buhari won power in 2015 by claiming to be a born-again democrat and a "new broom" who would sweep away corruption, and many Nigerians dared to believe him. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Trump, the promise keeper

  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump is a man of his word, and he promised his base to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 19, 2019
What Donald Trump does need to deliver on is banning abortion, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Trump, the promise keeper

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 19, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump is a man of his word, and he promised his base to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico to

Trump, the promise keeper

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 19, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump is a man of his word, and he promised his base to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico to
What Donald Trump does need to deliver on is banning abortion, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Spain and Catalonia

  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s been a busy week in Spain. On Tuesday, 12 Catalan leaders of the attempted secession from Spain in 2017 went on trial
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 18, 2019
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, pictured in this file photograph. His overnment fell on Wednesday when two small Catalan nationalist parties voted against its budget, essentially to punish it for not stopping the trial of 12 Catalan leaders of the attempted secession from Spain in 2017. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Spain and Catalonia

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 18, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s been a busy week in Spain. On Tuesday, 12 Catalan leaders of the attempted secession from Spain in 2017 went on trial

Spain and Catalonia

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 18, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—It’s been a busy week in Spain. On Tuesday, 12 Catalan leaders of the attempted secession from Spain in 2017 went on trial
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, pictured in this file photograph. His overnment fell on Wednesday when two small Catalan nationalist parties voted against its budget, essentially to punish it for not stopping the trial of 12 Catalan leaders of the attempted secession from Spain in 2017. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

The end of ISIS

  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump last week said: “It should be formally announced sometime probably next week that we will have 100 percent of the caliphate.”
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump last week said that he plans to formally announce that ISIS has been completely defeated this week. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

The end of ISIS

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump last week said: “It should be formally announced sometime probably next week that we will have 100 percent of the caliphate.”

The end of ISIS

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump last week said: “It should be formally announced sometime probably next week that we will have 100 percent of the caliphate.”
U.S. President Donald Trump last week said that he plans to formally announce that ISIS has been completely defeated this week. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

The end of ISIS

  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump last week said: “It should be formally announced sometime probably next week that we will have 100 per cent of the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2019

The end of ISIS

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump last week said: “It should be formally announced sometime probably next week that we will have 100 per cent of the

The end of ISIS

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump last week said: “It should be formally announced sometime probably next week that we will have 100 per cent of the

Magnetic reversal: no panic

  • LONDON, U.K.—For a moment there I thought we had a new global threat to deal with, alongside the old favourites like climate change, nuclear
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2019
The North Magnetic Pole and the North Geomagnetic Pole in 2017, shown on a map together with the geographic North Pole. Image courtesy of Wikipedia

Magnetic reversal: no panic

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—For a moment there I thought we had a new global threat to deal with, alongside the old favourites like climate change, nuclear

Magnetic reversal: no panic

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 11, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—For a moment there I thought we had a new global threat to deal with, alongside the old favourites like climate change, nuclear
The North Magnetic Pole and the North Geomagnetic Pole in 2017, shown on a map together with the geographic North Pole. Image courtesy of Wikipedia

The great dying, the Little Ice Age, and us

  • LONDON, U.K.—The Black Death killed about 30 per cent of the European population in a few years in the middle of the 14th century.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 4, 2019
When the tens of millions of native Americans died, the forests grew back on the land they used to farm. All those forests absorbed so much carbon dioxide that the average global temperature dropped, and what would otherwise have been a minor cyclical cooling became the Little Ice Age, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

The great dying, the Little Ice Age, and us

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 4, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The Black Death killed about 30 per cent of the European population in a few years in the middle of the 14th century.

The great dying, the Little Ice Age, and us

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | February 4, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The Black Death killed about 30 per cent of the European population in a few years in the middle of the 14th century.
When the tens of millions of native Americans died, the forests grew back on the land they used to farm. All those forests absorbed so much carbon dioxide that the average global temperature dropped, and what would otherwise have been a minor cyclical cooling became the Little Ice Age, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

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