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Russia, home of the Potemkin nuclear weapons?

Russia, home of the Potemkin nuclear weapons?

LONDON, U.K.—There’s a lot of performative militarism in Russia at the moment, which is unsurprising given that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is...

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Dyer: Trump likely doesn't understand stakes in Iran war

Dyer: Trump likely doesn't understand stakes in Iran war

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25.07.2026 30

The London Free Press

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GWYNNE DYER: Could Trump lose interest in Iran like he did in North Korea?

GWYNNE DYER: Could Trump lose interest in Iran like he did in North Korea?

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24.07.2026 20

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A war-weary world

A war-weary world

LONDON, U.K.—I have been writing this column twice a week for a long time, so I have a finely developed sense for when the audience is sick of a...

23.07.2026 4

The Hill Times

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Iran, Trump, and the threshold of pain

Iran, Trump, and the threshold of pain

LONDON, U.K.— It would be so easy for Donald Trump to escape from the trap the American president has built for himself in the Persian Gulf. Just...

20.07.2026 7

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: What's Trump's 'threshold of pain' in Iran?

GWYNNE DYER: What's Trump's 'threshold of pain' in Iran?

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Dyer: If only both sides could lose in U.S.-Iran war

Dyer: If only both sides could lose in U.S.-Iran war

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19.07.2026 20

The London Free Press

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GWYNNE DYER: What can the justice system do to combat tyranny in US, India?

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16.07.2026 10

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It’s a shame they can’t both lose

LONDON, U.K.—The last time oil tankers were being shot up in the Persian Gulf, back in the 1980s, it was Saddam Hussein’s brutal tyranny in Iraq...

14.07.2026 30

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Why hasn't the US-Iran war ended yet?

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13.07.2026 20

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Dyer: Netanyahu needs war with Iran more than Trump doesn't

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12.07.2026 30

The London Free Press

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Will Count Binface spoil Nigel Farage’s byelection ploy?

10.07.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

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

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09.07.2026 20

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Netanyahu faces urgent need for military victory amid looming elections

07.07.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

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Netanyahu’s remaining options

LONDON, U.K.— “The graveyards are full of indispensable men,” said former French premier Georges Clemenceau about a century ago, and it’s...

06.07.2026 20

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: What options does Israel's Netanyahu still have?

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06.07.2026 20

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Dyer: Earthquake could mobilize Venezuelans against regime

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05.07.2026 20

The London Free Press

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It’s not the weather, it’s the climate that’s cooking the planet

04.07.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

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It’s not the weather. It’s the climate

03.07.2026 20

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: It’s not the weather. It’s the climate

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03.07.2026 20

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Venezuela’s American masters missing in earthquake recovery efforts

29.06.2026 20

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Could things change in Venezuela?

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29.06.2026 30

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Dyer: Compensation won't address wrongs of slavery

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28.06.2026 30

The London Free Press

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Could Colombia’s new president — ‘The Tiger’ — trigger a civil war?

26.06.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

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Colombia better not rock the boat with Trump

LONDON, U.K.— “He won, BIG!” exulted United States President Donald Trump on Truth Social, welcoming the victory of Abelardo De La Espriella,...

25.06.2026 30

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: How Colombia's new president could ignite a powder keg

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25.06.2026 30

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The slave traders and a UN vote

22.06.2026 30

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Why shouldn't countries that benefitted from the transatlantic slave trade pay up now?

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22.06.2026 30

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Dyer: Despite violence, little risk of new Troubles in N. Ireland

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20.06.2026 40

The London Free Press

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GWYNNE DYER: Russians tried to kill Britain's Prime Minister - what happens now?

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18.06.2026 20

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Assassination as state policy

17.06.2026 20

The Hill Times

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What really sparked the latest wave of violence in Northern Ireland?

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16.06.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

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Little risk of further Troubles in Northern Ireland

LONDON, U.K.—Last week’s violence in Northern Ireland, not really a protest but an organized pogrom, is being seized upon by the British and...

15.06.2026 20

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Should we worry about more violence in Ireland?

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Dyer: Solar storm damage could be mitigated

14.06.2026 40

The London Free Press

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Expect wars in the Middle East to heat up this September

12.06.2026 40

St. Catharines Standard

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As Trump faces down midterms, time is on Iran’s side

LONDON, U.K.—Last week, United States President Donald Trump told journalists that the U.S. and Iran are “in the final throes of what will be a...

11.06.2026 20

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Why the US war with Iran could get much worse by November

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11.06.2026 30

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There are plenty of things to worry about. Solar storms aren’t among them

09.06.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

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Saving Earth from solar storms

LONDON, U.K.—Solar storms are not even in my top-five threat list to humankind (nuclear war, asteroid strikes, super-volcano eruptions like...

08.06.2026 20

The Hill Times

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Dyer: World war unlikely, but local tragedies abound

07.06.2026 50

The London Free Press

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What does Israel’s Netanyahu really want?

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05.06.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

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GWYNNE DYER: What does Netanyahu want?

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04.06.2026 30

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Why fears of a global war may be exaggerated

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02.06.2026 40

St. Catharines Standard

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The threat of global war

LONDON, U.K.— A consensus has emerged, at least in Western media, that we are on the brink of a real war with the gloves off, maybe even a “world...

01.06.2026 20

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Are we on the brink of another World War?

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01.06.2026 30

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Dyer: Evidence to support Iran war doesn't exist

31.05.2026 40

The London Free Press

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Elon Musk’s Starship is flawed, but still useful

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30.05.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

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Elon Musk’s Starship: flawed, but still useful

28.05.2026 20

The Hill Times

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GWYNNE DYER: Musk's starship is flawed - but is he on to something?

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