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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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Iran is not the exception

  • LONDON, U.K.—This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. It begins to seem possible that it could be one of the last,
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 21, 2019
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earlier this week claimed victory against an 'enemy' plot after security forces cracked down on protests sparked by rising gas prices. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Iran is not the exception

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 21, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. It begins to seem possible that it could be one of the last,

Iran is not the exception

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 21, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. It begins to seem possible that it could be one of the last,
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earlier this week claimed victory against an 'enemy' plot after security forces cracked down on protests sparked by rising gas prices. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Bolivia: not a coup, just a blunder

  • LONDON, U.K.—“Democracy is in danger in Bolivia as the result of legitimate pressures from the poor. We cannot generate economic growth and well-being for
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 18, 2019
Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Bolivia: not a coup, just a blunder

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 18, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—“Democracy is in danger in Bolivia as the result of legitimate pressures from the poor. We cannot generate economic growth and well-being for

Bolivia: not a coup, just a blunder

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 18, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—“Democracy is in danger in Bolivia as the result of legitimate pressures from the poor. We cannot generate economic growth and well-being for
Photograph courtesy of Flickr

The tribalization of politics

  • LONDON, U.K.—“Homo economicus” is dead. Long live “homo tribuarius”! That’s not really something to celebrate, but it’s certainly true that in most democratic countries
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 13, 2019
Under British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Conservatives have become the pro-Brexit party, but 42 per cent of their traditional voters supported 'Remain' in the 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union. Flickr photographs by Gage Skidmore and Annie Mole

The tribalization of politics

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 13, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—“Homo economicus” is dead. Long live “homo tribuarius”! That’s not really something to celebrate, but it’s certainly true that in most democratic countries

The tribalization of politics

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 13, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—“Homo economicus” is dead. Long live “homo tribuarius”! That’s not really something to celebrate, but it’s certainly true that in most democratic countries
Under British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Conservatives have become the pro-Brexit party, but 42 per cent of their traditional voters supported 'Remain' in the 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union. Flickr photographs by Gage Skidmore and Annie Mole

A European Germany, not a German Europe

  • LONDON, U.K.—The fall of the Berlin Wall, 30 years ago on Saturday, was one of the best parties I ever went to, and certainly
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 6, 2019
Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was the site of then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan's famous speech, where he called for the Berlin wall to be torn down. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

A European Germany, not a German Europe

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 6, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The fall of the Berlin Wall, 30 years ago on Saturday, was one of the best parties I ever went to, and certainly

A European Germany, not a German Europe

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 6, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The fall of the Berlin Wall, 30 years ago on Saturday, was one of the best parties I ever went to, and certainly
Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was the site of then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan's famous speech, where he called for the Berlin wall to be torn down. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

The Middle East: winners and losers

  • LONDON—The death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi serves as a symbolic full stop to the many civil wars that have engulfed Syria in
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 4, 2019
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, a painted portrait. The death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi serves as a symbolic full stop to the many civil wars that have engulfed Syria in the past eight years, although Baghdadi was not personally in charge of anything by the time he died. The outcome of all those wars was already becoming clear, and it is the Russians and Bashar al-Assad who have won. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

The Middle East: winners and losers

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 4, 2019
  • LONDON—The death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi serves as a symbolic full stop to the many civil wars that have engulfed Syria in

The Middle East: winners and losers

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | November 4, 2019
  • LONDON—The death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi serves as a symbolic full stop to the many civil wars that have engulfed Syria in
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, a painted portrait. The death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi serves as a symbolic full stop to the many civil wars that have engulfed Syria in the past eight years, although Baghdadi was not personally in charge of anything by the time he died. The outcome of all those wars was already becoming clear, and it is the Russians and Bashar al-Assad who have won. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Protests everywhere

  • Journalists don’t just travel in packs; they write in packs, too. And what they’re writing this week is endless pipe-sucking ruminations about what’s driving
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 31, 2019
Hong Kong protesters march against the government's extradition bill, which was formally withdrawn on Oct. 23. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Protests everywhere

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 31, 2019
  • Journalists don’t just travel in packs; they write in packs, too. And what they’re writing this week is endless pipe-sucking ruminations about what’s driving

Protests everywhere

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 31, 2019
  • Journalists don’t just travel in packs; they write in packs, too. And what they’re writing this week is endless pipe-sucking ruminations about what’s driving
Hong Kong protesters march against the government's extradition bill, which was formally withdrawn on Oct. 23. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The Catalan dilemma

  • LONDON, U.K.—The demonstrations, some of them violent, are still going on in Catalonia a week after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders to
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 28, 2019
The demonstrations, some of them violent, are still going on in Catalonia a week after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders to between nine and thirteen years in prison for sedition. This was the last thing Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez, left, needed three weeks before a national election in which his Socialist Party was already losing ground to right-wing nationalist parties, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

The Catalan dilemma

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 28, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The demonstrations, some of them violent, are still going on in Catalonia a week after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders to

The Catalan dilemma

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 28, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The demonstrations, some of them violent, are still going on in Catalonia a week after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders to
The demonstrations, some of them violent, are still going on in Catalonia a week after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders to between nine and thirteen years in prison for sedition. This was the last thing Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez, left, needed three weeks before a national election in which his Socialist Party was already losing ground to right-wing nationalist parties, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

The cure for flygskam

  • Qantas, the Australian airline, has just test-flown the world’s longest commercial air-route: 16,500 kilometres from New York non-stop to Sydney. There were only 60
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 24, 2019
Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivers a speech at the UN Climate Summit in New York on Sept. 23. Screen capture via YouTube

The cure for flygskam

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 24, 2019
  • Qantas, the Australian airline, has just test-flown the world’s longest commercial air-route: 16,500 kilometres from New York non-stop to Sydney. There were only 60

The cure for flygskam

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 24, 2019
  • Qantas, the Australian airline, has just test-flown the world’s longest commercial air-route: 16,500 kilometres from New York non-stop to Sydney. There were only 60
Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg delivers a speech at the UN Climate Summit in New York on Sept. 23. Screen capture via YouTube

Polish lessons

  • LONDON, U.K.—There is a tension at the heart of populist political parties that may ultimately lead most of them to electoral defeat. They depend
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 21, 2019
In last Sunday’s Polish election, the populist Law and Justice Party, led by Jarosław Kaczyński, won 43.6 per cent of the vote (according to the exit polls) in an election that saw the biggest turnout since the fall of Communism in 1989. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Polish lessons

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 21, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—There is a tension at the heart of populist political parties that may ultimately lead most of them to electoral defeat. They depend

Polish lessons

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 21, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—There is a tension at the heart of populist political parties that may ultimately lead most of them to electoral defeat. They depend
In last Sunday’s Polish election, the populist Law and Justice Party, led by Jarosław Kaczyński, won 43.6 per cent of the vote (according to the exit polls) in an election that saw the biggest turnout since the fall of Communism in 1989. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Syria: wheels within wheels

  • LONDON, U.K.—Russia and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad win, the Kurds lose, and the United States pull out. It has been hectic on the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 15, 2019
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared that he would take over a big chunk of northern Syria to drive out the Syrian Democratic forces, the Kurdish-dominated militia that has been America’s key ally in the fight against Islamic State. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Syria: wheels within wheels

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 15, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Russia and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad win, the Kurds lose, and the United States pull out. It has been hectic on the

Syria: wheels within wheels

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 15, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Russia and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad win, the Kurds lose, and the United States pull out. It has been hectic on the
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared that he would take over a big chunk of northern Syria to drive out the Syrian Democratic forces, the Kurdish-dominated militia that has been America’s key ally in the fight against Islamic State. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Hopeless in Iraq

  • LONDON, U.K.—Four months of mass protests in the streets of Hong Kong, and thousands of injuries and arrests—but only two gunshot wounds, both very
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 14, 2019
Five days of mass protests in the streets of Baghdad, and there are already 100 dead, most by gunfire from the various ‘security’ forces that work for the government. It’s all the more deplorable because Iraq, unlike the vast majority of Arab states, is not actually ruled by military or royal tyrants, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screen capture courtesy of DW

Hopeless in Iraq

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 14, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Four months of mass protests in the streets of Hong Kong, and thousands of injuries and arrests—but only two gunshot wounds, both very

Hopeless in Iraq

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 14, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Four months of mass protests in the streets of Hong Kong, and thousands of injuries and arrests—but only two gunshot wounds, both very
Five days of mass protests in the streets of Baghdad, and there are already 100 dead, most by gunfire from the various ‘security’ forces that work for the government. It’s all the more deplorable because Iraq, unlike the vast majority of Arab states, is not actually ruled by military or royal tyrants, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screen capture courtesy of DW

Betraying the Kurds, again

  • LONDON, U.K.—Everybody betrays the Kurds. It’s an old Middle Eastern tradition. But given Donald Trump’s reputation for treachery, it’s astonishing how bad he is
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 9, 2019
After a telephone conversation on Sunday night with Turkey’s strongman president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that he had started pulling American troops out of Syria. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department and Gage Skidmore

Betraying the Kurds, again

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 9, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Everybody betrays the Kurds. It’s an old Middle Eastern tradition. But given Donald Trump’s reputation for treachery, it’s astonishing how bad he is

Betraying the Kurds, again

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 9, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Everybody betrays the Kurds. It’s an old Middle Eastern tradition. But given Donald Trump’s reputation for treachery, it’s astonishing how bad he is
After a telephone conversation on Sunday night with Turkey’s strongman president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that he had started pulling American troops out of Syria. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department and Gage Skidmore

Johnson’s a habitual plotter too, but this time he actually needs a cunning plan

  • LONDON, U.K.—The plotting reflex is strong in the populist politicians who currently run both of the big English-speaking countries. U.S. President Donald Trump dreams
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 7, 2019
What kind of an emergency? Well, it would probably require blood in the streets, which Boris Johnson can only obtain by provoking Leave supporters to acts of violence. That is why he now uses extreme language to stoke resentment and mobilize anger, talking incessantly about betrayal and treachery. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Johnson’s a habitual plotter too, but this time he actually needs a cunning plan

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 7, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The plotting reflex is strong in the populist politicians who currently run both of the big English-speaking countries. U.S. President Donald Trump dreams

Johnson’s a habitual plotter too, but this time he actually needs a cunning plan

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 7, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—The plotting reflex is strong in the populist politicians who currently run both of the big English-speaking countries. U.S. President Donald Trump dreams
What kind of an emergency? Well, it would probably require blood in the streets, which Boris Johnson can only obtain by provoking Leave supporters to acts of violence. That is why he now uses extreme language to stoke resentment and mobilize anger, talking incessantly about betrayal and treachery. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Why Beijing’s relative restraint in Hong Kong is remarkable

  • LONDON, U.K. After the 17th consecutive weekend of increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong, the first protester was wounded by a live bullet on
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2019
there are red lines that Chinese President Xi Jinping will never cross, like letting Hong Kong people choose their own government in a free election, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin via Wikimedia Commons

Why Beijing’s relative restraint in Hong Kong is remarkable

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K. After the 17th consecutive weekend of increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong, the first protester was wounded by a live bullet on

Why Beijing’s relative restraint in Hong Kong is remarkable

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 3, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K. After the 17th consecutive weekend of increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong, the first protester was wounded by a live bullet on
there are red lines that Chinese President Xi Jinping will never cross, like letting Hong Kong people choose their own government in a free election, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin via Wikimedia Commons

The democratization of airpower

  • LONDON, U.K.—Big shifts in the military balance happen quietly over many years, and then leap suddenly into focus when the shooting starts. It happened
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 30, 2019
Big shifts in the military balance happen quietly over many years, and then leap suddenly into focus when the shooting starts, writes Gwynne Dyer. On Sept. 14, 2019, drones and missiles were used to attack two state-owned Saudi oil processing facilities. The Houthi movement claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Saudi Arabia blamed Iran. Iran officials denied any involvement in the attack. Screen capture image courtesy of BBC

The democratization of airpower

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 30, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Big shifts in the military balance happen quietly over many years, and then leap suddenly into focus when the shooting starts. It happened

The democratization of airpower

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 30, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Big shifts in the military balance happen quietly over many years, and then leap suddenly into focus when the shooting starts. It happened
Big shifts in the military balance happen quietly over many years, and then leap suddenly into focus when the shooting starts, writes Gwynne Dyer. On Sept. 14, 2019, drones and missiles were used to attack two state-owned Saudi oil processing facilities. The Houthi movement claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Saudi Arabia blamed Iran. Iran officials denied any involvement in the attack. Screen capture image courtesy of BBC

Whodunnit? Pompeo dismisses Houthi claim that Yemeni rebel group carried out strikes on two huge Saudi oil processing facilities, but it doesn’t mean he’s right

  • LONDON, U.K.—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed the Houthi claim that the Yemeni rebel group had carried out last Saturday’s strike on two
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 23, 2019
None of this proves that it was the Houthis, or that it wasn’t the Iranians. It does leave the identity of the attackers up in the air, where it will remain until conclusive proof emerges one way or another (if it ever does). Mike Pompeo’s confident attribution of blame to Iran, later echoed by Energy Secretary Rick Perry, is just politics, not proof, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screen capture image courtesy of The Guardian

Whodunnit? Pompeo dismisses Houthi claim that Yemeni rebel group carried out strikes on two huge Saudi oil processing facilities, but it doesn’t mean he’s right

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 23, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed the Houthi claim that the Yemeni rebel group had carried out last Saturday’s strike on two

Whodunnit? Pompeo dismisses Houthi claim that Yemeni rebel group carried out strikes on two huge Saudi oil processing facilities, but it doesn’t mean he’s right

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 23, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed the Houthi claim that the Yemeni rebel group had carried out last Saturday’s strike on two
None of this proves that it was the Houthis, or that it wasn’t the Iranians. It does leave the identity of the attackers up in the air, where it will remain until conclusive proof emerges one way or another (if it ever does). Mike Pompeo’s confident attribution of blame to Iran, later echoed by Energy Secretary Rick Perry, is just politics, not proof, writes Gwynne Dyer. Screen capture image courtesy of The Guardian

Climate: Jonathan Franzen sees the light

  • LONDON, U.K.—Jonathan Franzen has finally seen the light. Unfortunately, it has blinded him. The distinguished American novelist and essayist has a piece in the
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 16, 2019
The distinguished American novelist and essayist has a piece in the current issue of The New Yorker entitled ‘What If We Stopped Pretending?’ Stop pretending that the climate apocalypse is not going to sweep us all away, he means. As he writes: 'to prepare for it, we need to admit that we can’t prevent it.' Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

Climate: Jonathan Franzen sees the light

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 16, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Jonathan Franzen has finally seen the light. Unfortunately, it has blinded him. The distinguished American novelist and essayist has a piece in the

Climate: Jonathan Franzen sees the light

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 16, 2019
  • LONDON, U.K.—Jonathan Franzen has finally seen the light. Unfortunately, it has blinded him. The distinguished American novelist and essayist has a piece in the
The distinguished American novelist and essayist has a piece in the current issue of The New Yorker entitled ‘What If We Stopped Pretending?’ Stop pretending that the climate apocalypse is not going to sweep us all away, he means. As he writes: 'to prepare for it, we need to admit that we can’t prevent it.' Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia

The empire strikes back

  • The Ottoman Empire, like many of its Middle Eastern predecessors, had the bad habit of moving entire peoples around if they were causing trouble.
News | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 11, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdoǧan wants to evict the Syrian Kurds from their homes and drive them south, away from the Turkish border. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The empire strikes back

News | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 11, 2019
  • The Ottoman Empire, like many of its Middle Eastern predecessors, had the bad habit of moving entire peoples around if they were causing trouble.

The empire strikes back

News | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 11, 2019
  • The Ottoman Empire, like many of its Middle Eastern predecessors, had the bad habit of moving entire peoples around if they were causing trouble.
Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdoǧan wants to evict the Syrian Kurds from their homes and drive them south, away from the Turkish border. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Salvini’s folly

  • There is something very gratifying about watching a political thug get hoist by his own petard. Matteo Salvini, the hard-right populist who thought he
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 5, 2019
Matteo Salvini, Italy's hard-right populist, demonized migrants, Romanies, Muslims, and left-wing 'do-gooders' as enemies of the people, and presented himself as the super-patriotic hard man who could see them all off and Make Italy Great Again. Photograph courtesy of Matteo Salvini's Twitter

Salvini’s folly

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 5, 2019
  • There is something very gratifying about watching a political thug get hoist by his own petard. Matteo Salvini, the hard-right populist who thought he

Salvini’s folly

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 5, 2019
  • There is something very gratifying about watching a political thug get hoist by his own petard. Matteo Salvini, the hard-right populist who thought he
Matteo Salvini, Italy's hard-right populist, demonized migrants, Romanies, Muslims, and left-wing 'do-gooders' as enemies of the people, and presented himself as the super-patriotic hard man who could see them all off and Make Italy Great Again. Photograph courtesy of Matteo Salvini's Twitter

Brexit: Johnson makes his move

  • Shock! Horror! Johnson prorogues Parliament! End of democracy in Britain! The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, says he was not even
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 2, 2019
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to pull Britain out of the EU, with our without a deal to preserve some of the ties between them. Photograph by Arno Mikkor courtesy of Flickr

Brexit: Johnson makes his move

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 2, 2019
  • Shock! Horror! Johnson prorogues Parliament! End of democracy in Britain! The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, says he was not even

Brexit: Johnson makes his move

Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | September 2, 2019
  • Shock! Horror! Johnson prorogues Parliament! End of democracy in Britain! The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, says he was not even
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to pull Britain out of the EU, with our without a deal to preserve some of the ties between them. Photograph by Arno Mikkor courtesy of Flickr

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