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Gwynne Dyer
Gwynne Dyer
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OpinionSeptember 6

Having no options and the good old days

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.
Having no options and the good old days
Having no options and the good old days
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OpinionSeptember 2

Filtering out the universe

Last Sunday (30 August) a Falcon Heavy rocket delivered the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onto a direct transit trajectory to its permanent home at the Lagrange Two Point (L2) 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.
Filtering out the universe
Filtering out the universe
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OpinionAugust 30

Canada v United States: evenly matched

Canada’s trade war with the United States, ignited on August 21 when Prime Minister Mark Carney walked out of trade talks with the Trump administration, is not the foredoomed David v Goliath struggle that it seems.
Canada v United States: evenly matched
Canada v United States: evenly matched
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OpinionAugust 26

Ukraine: democracy and corruption

“Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia,” said Mihaylo Fedorov, until recently Ukraine’s defence minister.
Ukraine: democracy and corruption
Ukraine: democracy and corruption
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OpinionAugust 23

Africa: getting history wrong

“I think that there’s a strategy to divide and conquer and to create a very contrived confusion,” Samuel Okuzeto Ablakwan, Ghana’s foreign minster, said.
Africa: getting history wrong
Africa: getting history wrong
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OpinionAugust 19

The climate grand jete

The first hurricane to hit Hawaii in 34 years. The Mediterranean on fire from Spain to Greece.
The climate grand jete
The climate grand jete
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OpinionAugust 16

The Gaza charade

Last month US President Donald Trump announced ``a monumental step toward lasting peace and security’’ in Gaza.
The Gaza charade
The Gaza charade
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OpinionAugust 12

AI and bio-weapons

Artificial intelligence, based on large language models is shaping up to be the most efficient destroyer of value since the South Sea Bubble.
AI and bio-weapons
AI and bio-weapons
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OpinionAugust 9

Venezuela: Unfinished Business

Experienced imperialists understand that you can’t just take over a country over and expect it to run itself. It takes time and work to turn it into an obedient and profitable colony, and two months is not enough.
Venezuela: Unfinished Business
Venezuela: Unfinished Business
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OpinionAugust 5

Cyril Ramaphosa and the law

It’s outrageous. You’re at your hobby farm in the country, just pottering around, so you stuff the $US580,000 in your pocket under the sofa cushions temporarily just to get it out of the way.
Cyril Ramaphosa and the law
Cyril Ramaphosa and the law