Tag: Gwynne Dyer
Dyer: Climate change truth worth telling no matter how sobering
Scientists and politicians are trying to reassure us it is still worth trying to hold down warming
Dyer: Trump lacks courage to be true revolutionary
Turning yourself from a democratically elected president into a dictator is a tricky operation, and most people who try it fail.
Dyer: Iran’s theocracy in its dying days
A lot has happened in the Middle East since last July and none of it has been good news for the Iranian regime.
Dyer: Syria’s future unlikely to include democracy
What are the odds Ahmed al-Sharaa can bring peace, prosperity and even democracy to Syria
Dyer: After Assad’s sudden fall, what’s next for Syria
Take a moment, first, to celebrate the fall of a regime of surpassing evil even by the Middle East’s demanding standards.
Dyer: Sunni muslims take their shot in Syria
It is far from certain they will succeed, but HTS has caught the Assad regime with its pants down
Dyer: Netanyahu’s world smaller after ICC charges
Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant have not been found guilty of anything. However . . .
Dyer: South Korea could supply Ukraine, but would they?
The consensus assumption is still that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will force Ukraine to yield to Russia as soon as he takes office on Jan. 20. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself said on Friday once Trump becomes president the war with Russia will âend sooner,â but he didnât say it will end well. The performative […]
Dyer: Climate conference engagement unprecedented
What is truly remarkable is that some 200 countries are actively engaged with it.
