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Gwynne Dyer
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OpinionSeptember 27

The tricky business of being a deserving peace prize winner

Another October coming up, and still the Nobel Peace Prize Committee refuses to give Donald Trump his Prize.
The tricky business of being a deserving peace prize winner
The tricky business of being a deserving peace prize winner
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OpinionSeptember 23

Carney enjoying the poetry, awaits the prose

Forty years ago former New York Governor Mario Cuomo said: ``You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.”
Carney enjoying the poetry, awaits the prose
Carney enjoying the poetry, awaits the prose
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OpinionSeptember 22

Space war and other distractions

When Troy Meink, the chief of the US Space Force, announces for no obvious reason that the United States “now has on-orbit space-control weapons”, people naturally assume that something is up.
Space war and other distractions
Space war and other distractions
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OpinionSeptember 16

Not AI Doom

Somebody was bound to sound the alarm eventually. In this case it was a young British artificial intelligence researcher called Jacob Coxon, who quit his job at the AI company Anthropic to warn the world that “if we don’t slow down the current rate of progress, there is a strong chance that we could all die in the next two years.”
Not AI Doom
Not AI Doom
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OpinionSeptember 13

International anger over West Bank killings grows

It has been a year since Canada, France and the United Kingdom officially recognised the State of Palestine (under Israeli occupation, final border to be determined). The killings by Israelis settlers and their military supporters in the West Bank are getting worse, so it was time for the next step.
International anger over West Bank killings grows
International anger over West Bank killings grows
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OpinionSeptember 9

Climate: no good outcomes

“El Nino is being supersized before our eyes,” said United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Climate: no good outcomes
Climate: no good outcomes
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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