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

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

The pantomime ends in Gaza

  • Since food distribution to Palestinians is so erratic, deaths from this artificial famine continue to grow. It’s not clear whether this is random malevolence
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 28, 2025
All the back-and-forth diplomacy in Gaza over the past six months was just for show, and the only audience that mattered was U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

The pantomime ends in Gaza

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 28, 2025
  • Since food distribution to Palestinians is so erratic, deaths from this artificial famine continue to grow. It’s not clear whether this is random malevolence

The pantomime ends in Gaza

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | July 28, 2025
  • Since food distribution to Palestinians is so erratic, deaths from this artificial famine continue to grow. It’s not clear whether this is random malevolence
All the back-and-forth diplomacy in Gaza over the past six months was just for show, and the only audience that mattered was U.S. President Donald Trump, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House
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Intergenerational war afoot in Nigeria

  • LONDON, U.K.—The young Nigerians who were protesting at Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos on Oct. 20 were not the African touring company of Les
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 21, 2020
The young men and women in the streets of Lagos may not realize that their rebellion could endanger this entire system, but those who benefit from it certainly do—which is why their response has been so extreme. Screen capture via CNN

Intergenerational war afoot in Nigeria

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 21, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The young Nigerians who were protesting at Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos on Oct. 20 were not the African touring company of Les

Intergenerational war afoot in Nigeria

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 21, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The young Nigerians who were protesting at Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos on Oct. 20 were not the African touring company of Les
The young men and women in the streets of Lagos may not realize that their rebellion could endanger this entire system, but those who benefit from it certainly do—which is why their response has been so extreme. Screen capture via CNN

U.K.-EU: pantomime crisis, real risk of a crash

  • LONDON, U.K.—The British pantomime is a traditional Christmas entertainment in which stock characters face imaginary dangers and audience participation is encouraged (“He’s behind you!”),
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 19, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, picutred, could be a pantomime character: he blusters and rages, he takes the most awful risks, and he seems to get away with it. After his latest move, a senior British diplomat remarked wearily that 'we're getting used to being part of Johnson's pantomime.' But it may not end happily this time, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy Commons Wikimedia

U.K.-EU: pantomime crisis, real risk of a crash

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 19, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The British pantomime is a traditional Christmas entertainment in which stock characters face imaginary dangers and audience participation is encouraged (“He’s behind you!”),

U.K.-EU: pantomime crisis, real risk of a crash

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 19, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The British pantomime is a traditional Christmas entertainment in which stock characters face imaginary dangers and audience participation is encouraged (“He’s behind you!”),
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, picutred, could be a pantomime character: he blusters and rages, he takes the most awful risks, and he seems to get away with it. After his latest move, a senior British diplomat remarked wearily that 'we're getting used to being part of Johnson's pantomime.' But it may not end happily this time, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy Commons Wikimedia

Herd immunity, reinfection and the Great Barrington Declaration

  • LONDON, U.K.—After eight full months of the global pandemic, the pressure to keep the economies open and let the chips (or rather, the elderly)
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 19, 2020

Herd immunity, reinfection and the Great Barrington Declaration

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 19, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—After eight full months of the global pandemic, the pressure to keep the economies open and let the chips (or rather, the elderly)

Herd immunity, reinfection and the Great Barrington Declaration

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 19, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—After eight full months of the global pandemic, the pressure to keep the economies open and let the chips (or rather, the elderly)

Bolivia: a free and fair election 

  • LONDON, U.K.—The quotation is usually given as “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely,” but Lord Acton’s original remark went on to say: “Great men
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 14, 2020
It turns out that mourning for the death of Bolivian democracy has been a bit premature. The leading candidate in this election is still from the MAS: Luis Arce, a former economy minister who oversaw the nationalization program under Evo Morales, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Bolivia: a free and fair election 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 14, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The quotation is usually given as “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely,” but Lord Acton’s original remark went on to say: “Great men

Bolivia: a free and fair election 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 14, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—The quotation is usually given as “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely,” but Lord Acton’s original remark went on to say: “Great men
It turns out that mourning for the death of Bolivian democracy has been a bit premature. The leading candidate in this election is still from the MAS: Luis Arce, a former economy minister who oversaw the nationalization program under Evo Morales, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Trump: the odds

  • LONDON, U.K.—Now is when it gets interesting. The announcement on Oct. 2 that U.S. President Donald Trump had fallen ill with COVID-19 hardly came
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 12, 2020
U.S. President Donald J. Trump, pictured Oct. 4, 2020, during a drive-by outside of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. We must recognize the possibility that Outcome C in some form is already inevitable because Mr. Trump contracted COVID days earlier, concealed it, and is already safely past Day 10. In which case this entire drama is just pantomime, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour

Trump: the odds

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 12, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Now is when it gets interesting. The announcement on Oct. 2 that U.S. President Donald Trump had fallen ill with COVID-19 hardly came

Trump: the odds

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 12, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Now is when it gets interesting. The announcement on Oct. 2 that U.S. President Donald Trump had fallen ill with COVID-19 hardly came
U.S. President Donald J. Trump, pictured Oct. 4, 2020, during a drive-by outside of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. We must recognize the possibility that Outcome C in some form is already inevitable because Mr. Trump contracted COVID days earlier, concealed it, and is already safely past Day 10. In which case this entire drama is just pantomime, writes Gwynne Dyer. Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour

The mysterious allure of being French

  • On Sunday, New Caledonia voted to remain French by a majority of 53.3 per cent to 46 per cent. That’s hardly an overwhelming majority,
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 5, 2020
New Caledonians voted against independence from France in a referendum on Oct. 4. Screen capture via France24

The mysterious allure of being French

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 5, 2020
  • On Sunday, New Caledonia voted to remain French by a majority of 53.3 per cent to 46 per cent. That’s hardly an overwhelming majority,

The mysterious allure of being French

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 5, 2020
  • On Sunday, New Caledonia voted to remain French by a majority of 53.3 per cent to 46 per cent. That’s hardly an overwhelming majority,
New Caledonians voted against independence from France in a referendum on Oct. 4. Screen capture via France24

Armenia, Azerbaijan head for biggest clash over disputed territory since 1994 ceasefire

  • It’s probably Azerbaijan that started the shooting in this latest round of fighting with neighbouring Armenia. Which is not to say that it’s all
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 28, 2020
The Armenian Defense Ministry released this photo, which appears to show a tank from Azerbaijan being destroyed. Photograph courtesy of Armenian Defense Ministry via CNN

Armenia, Azerbaijan head for biggest clash over disputed territory since 1994 ceasefire

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 28, 2020
  • It’s probably Azerbaijan that started the shooting in this latest round of fighting with neighbouring Armenia. Which is not to say that it’s all

Armenia, Azerbaijan head for biggest clash over disputed territory since 1994 ceasefire

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 28, 2020
  • It’s probably Azerbaijan that started the shooting in this latest round of fighting with neighbouring Armenia. Which is not to say that it’s all
The Armenian Defense Ministry released this photo, which appears to show a tank from Azerbaijan being destroyed. Photograph courtesy of Armenian Defense Ministry via CNN

China’s new goal posts virtually guarantee world will also miss never-exceed goal of well below two degrees

  • LONDON, U.K.—China took a major stride forward on climate on Sept. 22. Chinese President Xi Jinping, addressing the annual meeting of the United Nations
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 24, 2020
There is a risk, real but hard to quantify, that enough tipping points will be triggered to send the global climate off on a self-sustaining and irreversible transformation to a much hotter 'new normal,' writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixy.org

China’s new goal posts virtually guarantee world will also miss never-exceed goal of well below two degrees

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 24, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—China took a major stride forward on climate on Sept. 22. Chinese President Xi Jinping, addressing the annual meeting of the United Nations

China’s new goal posts virtually guarantee world will also miss never-exceed goal of well below two degrees

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 24, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—China took a major stride forward on climate on Sept. 22. Chinese President Xi Jinping, addressing the annual meeting of the United Nations
There is a risk, real but hard to quantify, that enough tipping points will be triggered to send the global climate off on a self-sustaining and irreversible transformation to a much hotter 'new normal,' writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixy.org

Which non-violent revolutions will succeed?

  • The old calculation was simple and brutal: if you want to overthrow a tyrant, you must use violence. There was an occasional exception, like
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 21, 2020
Ghandian non-violence obliged the British to avoid massive violence in India (and Pakistan and what eventually became Bangladesh got a free ride out on the same ticket), writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Which non-violent revolutions will succeed?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 21, 2020
  • The old calculation was simple and brutal: if you want to overthrow a tyrant, you must use violence. There was an occasional exception, like

Which non-violent revolutions will succeed?

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 21, 2020
  • The old calculation was simple and brutal: if you want to overthrow a tyrant, you must use violence. There was an occasional exception, like
Ghandian non-violence obliged the British to avoid massive violence in India (and Pakistan and what eventually became Bangladesh got a free ride out on the same ticket), writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Boris Johnson’s cunning plan

  • LONDON, U.K.—“I’ve got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel,” said Blackadder’s sidekick Baldrick in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 21, 2020
So the question in the United Kingdom today is this: if Prime Minister Boris Johnson is Blackadder, who is his Baldrick? Who actually put Johnson up to passing a new law that says Britain can unilaterally change the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement he signed with the European Union less than eight months ago, asks Gwynne Dyer. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Boris Johnson’s cunning plan

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 21, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“I’ve got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel,” said Blackadder’s sidekick Baldrick in

Boris Johnson’s cunning plan

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 21, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“I’ve got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel,” said Blackadder’s sidekick Baldrick in
So the question in the United Kingdom today is this: if Prime Minister Boris Johnson is Blackadder, who is his Baldrick? Who actually put Johnson up to passing a new law that says Britain can unilaterally change the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement he signed with the European Union less than eight months ago, asks Gwynne Dyer. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Last days of the old Middle East

  • U.S. President Donald Trump declared “the dawn of a new Middle East” in Washington on Tuesday as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 17, 2020
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leaders of UAE and Bahrain went public in announcing their ties, which had previously been not actually secret, but at least discreet. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Last days of the old Middle East

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 17, 2020
  • U.S. President Donald Trump declared “the dawn of a new Middle East” in Washington on Tuesday as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed

Last days of the old Middle East

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 17, 2020
  • U.S. President Donald Trump declared “the dawn of a new Middle East” in Washington on Tuesday as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leaders of UAE and Bahrain went public in announcing their ties, which had previously been not actually secret, but at least discreet. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Would two terms of Trump mean the end of American democracy? Not necessarily

  • LONDON, U.K.—“To lose one parent … may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness,” wrote Oscar Wilde in his play
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 14, 2020
Donald Trump is personally a racist, if his remarks and behaviour are any guide, but he is a cynical populist and would be exploiting white fears right now even if he really loved non-white Americans. That is why the vicious legacy of the Civil War, which ended slavery but not white privilege, is finally being dragged out into the open, writes Gwynne Dyer. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Would two terms of Trump mean the end of American democracy? Not necessarily

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 14, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“To lose one parent … may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness,” wrote Oscar Wilde in his play

Would two terms of Trump mean the end of American democracy? Not necessarily

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 14, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“To lose one parent … may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness,” wrote Oscar Wilde in his play
Donald Trump is personally a racist, if his remarks and behaviour are any guide, but he is a cynical populist and would be exploiting white fears right now even if he really loved non-white Americans. That is why the vicious legacy of the Civil War, which ended slavery but not white privilege, is finally being dragged out into the open, writes Gwynne Dyer. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Donald Trump’s miracle vaccine

  • LONDON, U.K.—Nine of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies have just promised not to apply for regulatory approval for any new COVID-19 vaccine before it
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 9, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured. A miracle vaccine need only swing around 100,000 votes in three states to return Trump to the White House, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Donald Trump’s miracle vaccine

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 9, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Nine of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies have just promised not to apply for regulatory approval for any new COVID-19 vaccine before it

Donald Trump’s miracle vaccine

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 9, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Nine of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies have just promised not to apply for regulatory approval for any new COVID-19 vaccine before it
U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured. A miracle vaccine need only swing around 100,000 votes in three states to return Trump to the White House, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Losing both elections

  • LONDON, U.K.—“To lose one parent … may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness,” wrote Oscar Wilde in his play
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 7, 2020
But would two terms of Trump mean the end of American democracy? Not necessarily. Not even likely. Photograph courtesy of the White House via Flickr

Losing both elections

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 7, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“To lose one parent … may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness,” wrote Oscar Wilde in his play

Losing both elections

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 7, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“To lose one parent … may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness,” wrote Oscar Wilde in his play
But would two terms of Trump mean the end of American democracy? Not necessarily. Not even likely. Photograph courtesy of the White House via Flickr

China’s residential schools

  • LONDON, U.K.—Residential schools were a common feature of European settler societies until quite late in the 20th century, and their purpose was not just
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 7, 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping, pictured during the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit in 2015. Under Mr. Xi's leadership, the Chinese government has curbed the freedoms of ethnic and religious minorities in China. Photograph by Aykut Unlupinar, courtesy of G20 Turkey 2015

China’s residential schools

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 7, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Residential schools were a common feature of European settler societies until quite late in the 20th century, and their purpose was not just

China’s residential schools

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 7, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Residential schools were a common feature of European settler societies until quite late in the 20th century, and their purpose was not just
Chinese President Xi Jinping, pictured during the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit in 2015. Under Mr. Xi's leadership, the Chinese government has curbed the freedoms of ethnic and religious minorities in China. Photograph by Aykut Unlupinar, courtesy of G20 Turkey 2015

ECOWAS a model for regional problem-solving

  • LONDON, U.K.—In what is probably the poorest region of the world, West Africa, there is an unsung success story. The Economic Community of West
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 31, 2020
ECOWAS President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou addressing the UN Security Council in New York in 2018. The Economic Community of West African States has become a beacon of hope for regional stability in the world, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph by Evan Schneider, courtesy of the United Nations

ECOWAS a model for regional problem-solving

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 31, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—In what is probably the poorest region of the world, West Africa, there is an unsung success story. The Economic Community of West

ECOWAS a model for regional problem-solving

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 31, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—In what is probably the poorest region of the world, West Africa, there is an unsung success story. The Economic Community of West
ECOWAS President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou addressing the UN Security Council in New York in 2018. The Economic Community of West African States has become a beacon of hope for regional stability in the world, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph by Evan Schneider, courtesy of the United Nations

Parallels between Putin’s feud with Navalny and Henry II’s with Becket

  • LONDON, U.K.—In 20 years of writing about Russian President Vladimir Putin—he was completely obscure before 1999—I have never before had reason to mention him
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 26, 2020
Maybe the boss doesn’t sign off personally on each of these attacks, but it is very hard to believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t know what is going on. Photograph courtesy of World Economic Forum

Parallels between Putin’s feud with Navalny and Henry II’s with Becket

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 26, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—In 20 years of writing about Russian President Vladimir Putin—he was completely obscure before 1999—I have never before had reason to mention him

Parallels between Putin’s feud with Navalny and Henry II’s with Becket

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 26, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—In 20 years of writing about Russian President Vladimir Putin—he was completely obscure before 1999—I have never before had reason to mention him
Maybe the boss doesn’t sign off personally on each of these attacks, but it is very hard to believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t know what is going on. Photograph courtesy of World Economic Forum

Belarus: another win for non-violence? 

  • LONDON, U.K.—On Monday Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko went to the Minsk Tractor Works, the country’s biggest factory with almost 15,000 workers, and did his
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 20, 2020
Belarus has been gripped by protests over allegations that President Alexander Lukashenko rigged the country's Aug. 9 election. Photograp by Maxim Shikunets, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Belarus: another win for non-violence? 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 20, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—On Monday Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko went to the Minsk Tractor Works, the country’s biggest factory with almost 15,000 workers, and did his

Belarus: another win for non-violence? 

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 20, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—On Monday Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko went to the Minsk Tractor Works, the country’s biggest factory with almost 15,000 workers, and did his
Belarus has been gripped by protests over allegations that President Alexander Lukashenko rigged the country's Aug. 9 election. Photograp by Maxim Shikunets, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

India: the weight of history

  • LONDON, U.K.—“India is emotional as decades of wait has ended,” declared India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, laying the cornerstone of a new temple in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 13, 2020
India can never expel 170 million Muslims. There’s nowhere else for them to go. The goal of Narendra Modi and his Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP—Indian People’s Party) is to redefine them as an underclass without rights, and at the same time to preserve them as a permanent ‘threat’ that keeps Hindus united behind the BJP, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

India: the weight of history

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 13, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“India is emotional as decades of wait has ended,” declared India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, laying the cornerstone of a new temple in

India: the weight of history

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 13, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—“India is emotional as decades of wait has ended,” declared India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, laying the cornerstone of a new temple in
India can never expel 170 million Muslims. There’s nowhere else for them to go. The goal of Narendra Modi and his Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP—Indian People’s Party) is to redefine them as an underclass without rights, and at the same time to preserve them as a permanent ‘threat’ that keeps Hindus united behind the BJP, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Meltdown in Lebanon

  • LONDON, U.K.—Beirut has been living with car bombs and air raids on a sporadic, but continuing basis for so long that it would probably
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 10, 2020
The damage following the explosion in the port area of Beirut. There is a lot of sympathy for the Lebanese, and foreign governments are willing to bail the country out of its troubles—but only on condition that the loans don’t just get pocketed by the same thieves in silk ties. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons via Voice of America, Anchal Vohra

Meltdown in Lebanon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 10, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Beirut has been living with car bombs and air raids on a sporadic, but continuing basis for so long that it would probably

Meltdown in Lebanon

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 10, 2020
  • LONDON, U.K.—Beirut has been living with car bombs and air raids on a sporadic, but continuing basis for so long that it would probably
The damage following the explosion in the port area of Beirut. There is a lot of sympathy for the Lebanese, and foreign governments are willing to bail the country out of its troubles—but only on condition that the loans don’t just get pocketed by the same thieves in silk ties. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons via Voice of America, Anchal Vohra

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