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GWYNNE DYER: What will happen in Israel's upcoming election?

GWYNNE DYER: What will happen in Israel's upcoming election?

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Dyer: Not a bad time for Trumpian assault on constitutional order

Dyer: Not a bad time for Trumpian assault on constitutional order

About 30 years ago, during an interview with a professor at the University of Michigan, he said human behaviours really had not changed during the...

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The London Free Press

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India: cockroach uprising

India: cockroach uprising

LONDON, U.K.—India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is technically not upper caste, but he does have a high opinion of himself. “When my mother...

15.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Gwynne Dyer

GWYNNE DYER: How a 'cockroach' party of young people is causing an uprising in India

GWYNNE DYER: How a 'cockroach' party of young people is causing an uprising in India

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A professor once told me sociopaths were multiplying. Donald Trump shows why that matters

A professor once told me sociopaths were multiplying. Donald Trump shows why that matters
14.10.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

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Dyer: To avoid childish spats, train politicians

Dyer: To avoid childish spats, train politicians

“I would not like to call this an incident. Let’s say it’s a diplomatic misunderstanding,” said Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii...

13.10.2026 5

The London Free Press

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GWYNNE DYER: Is the moment of maximum danger closer than we think?

GWYNNE DYER: Is the moment of maximum danger closer than we think?

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13.10.2026 20

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Is the moment of maximum danger closer than we think?

Is the moment of maximum danger closer than we think?

A long time ago, I was interviewing a professor at the University of Michigan (whose name I cannot recall) on various topics of no great interest. I...

13.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Gwynne Dyer

Thirty wasted years in Israel and Palestine

Thirty wasted years in Israel and Palestine

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09.10.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

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Israel and Palestine: 30 wasted years

LONDON, U.K.—Here is how the high command of the Israel Defense Forces laid down the rules for ‘remotely’ killing suspected Palestinian...

08.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

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Seoul-Kyiv prisoner spat

LONDON, U.K.—“I would not like to call this an incident. Let’s say it’s a diplomatic misunderstanding,” said Ukrainian Minister of Foreign...

06.10.2026 20

The Hill Times

Gwynne Dyer

AUKUS: an alliance is born

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05.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Why Ukraine and South Korea are having a spat

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05.10.2026 20

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Dyer: Brazil at risk of being washed up in populist wave

“Flávio Bolsonaro is Trump’s candidate and what Trump wants is to colonize Brazil, take our riches, steal our future and leave us in the dust,”...

04.10.2026 30

The London Free Press

Gwynne Dyer

GWYNNE DYER: Why Iran's 'virtual' nukes became a target for the US and Israel

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02.10.2026 30

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Iran’s virtual nukes

LONDON, U.K.—“Devastating Iran’s nuclear facilities was … very hard to do,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United...

01.10.2026 10

The Hill Times

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Will Brazil be the next to shift to the right in Latin America?

29.09.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

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Brazil’s election, and forgetting brutal regimes

LONDON, U.K.—“Flávio Bolsonaro is [United States President Donald] Trump’s candidate and what Trump wants is to colonize Brazil, take our...

28.09.2026 10

The Hill Times

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Rogue presidents

LONDON, U.K.—Turning yourself from a democratically elected president into a dictator is a tricky operation, and most people who try it fail. It’s...

28.09.2026 10

The Hill Times

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In Brazil, the hard right wins again

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28.09.2026 10

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Same crime, different fate for Bolsonaro and Trump

LONDON, U.K.—If United States President Donald Trump were a religious man, he might have said “There but for the grace of God go I” when he...

28.09.2026 10

The Hill Times

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Brazil after Dilma

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28.09.2026 20

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What Brazil and Thailand’s political crises have in common

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28.09.2026 10

The Hill Times

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Two failed populist coups: compare and contrast

LONDON, U.K.—Pundits are making much of the similarities between the attempted coup in Washington by Donald Trump supporters two years ago and the...

28.09.2026 10

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: How alternative media and Trump are influencing Brazilian voters

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Dyer: U.S. space weapons not very dangerous

When Troy Meink, the chief of the U.S. Space Force, announces, for no obvious reason, the United States “now has on-orbit space-control weapons,”...

26.09.2026 40

The London Free Press

Gwynne Dyer

War in Ethiopia

LONDON, U.K.—Another October is coming up, and still the Nobel Peace Prize Committee refuses to give United States President Donald Trump his prize....

24.09.2026 30

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Why peace doesn't last long in Ethiopia

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24.09.2026 30

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Dyer: Geo-engineering only way out of climate crisis

“El Niño is being supersized before our eyes,” said United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. “The science leaves no room for doubt:...

23.09.2026 40

The London Free Press

Gwynne Dyer

Dyer: At least some trying to slow headlong AI rush

Somebody was bound to sound the alarm eventually. In this case, young British artificial intelligence researcher Jacob Coxon quit his job at the AI...

23.09.2026 40

The London Free Press

Gwynne Dyer

GWYNNE DYER: Why Mark Carney could launch a new 'middle power' alliance

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22.09.2026 20

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Carney’s campaign

LONDON, U.K.—“You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose,” said former New York governor Mario Cuomo 40 years ago. Canada’s Prime Minister...

21.09.2026 10

The Hill Times

Gwynne Dyer

Space warfare is gaining attention, but the real threat remains on Earth

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18.09.2026 40

St. Catharines Standard

Gwynne Dyer

Space war and other distractions

LONDON, U.K.—When Troy Meink, the chief of the United States Space Force, announces for no obvious reason that the U.S. “now has on-orbit...

17.09.2026 30

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Is space the next frontier for warfare?

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17.09.2026 30

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Not all AI doom as leaders take heed

LONDON, U.K.—Somebody was bound to sound the alarm eventually. In this case it was a young British artificial intelligence researcher called Jacob...

14.09.2026 10

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Could AI cause humans to become extinct?

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14.09.2026 30

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Dyer: Geo-engineering only way out of climate crisis

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13.09.2026 40

The London Free Press

Gwynne Dyer

Israel’s allies draw a line in the West Bank

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11.09.2026 40

St. Catharines Standard

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Netanyahu’s fortunes shift with Hamas attack in spotlight again

LONDON, U.K.—It has been a year since Canada, France, and the United Kingdom officially recognized the Sta... To keep reading, subscribe and become...

10.09.2026 20

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Was Netanyahu warned about October 2023 Hamas attack before it happened?

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GWYNNE DYER: Why we're in deep trouble with climate change

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08.09.2026 30

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It’s time to stop sugar-coating the climate crisis

07.09.2026 20

The Hill Times

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Dyer: Humanity is a mixed bag. Don't despair

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06.09.2026 40

The London Free Press

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‘Wait for September’

LONDON, U.K.—Making predictions in print is rarely a good idea, and saying “I told you so” is always rude, but rules are made to be broken. On...

03.09.2026 40

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: With elections looming, what will Trump to do end war with Iran?

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03.09.2026 40

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Nancy Roman Space Telescope a great achievement for a primitive species

01.09.2026 10

The Star

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GWYNNE DYER: New U.S. space telescope is great, but what about the flip side of humanity?

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Nancy Roman Space Telescope a great achievement for a primitive species

01.09.2026 50

St. Catharines Standard

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Telescopes, war, and civilization

LONDON, U.K.—On Aug. 30, a Falcon Heavy rocket delivered the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onto a direct transit trajectory to its permanent...

31.08.2026 20

The Hill Times

Gwynne Dyer