Gwynne Dyer
Author, Historian & Independent Journalist
Search
Search for:
Go
Home
About
Archives
Contact
Meet Gwynne
Books
WAR – Chapter One – Book Excerpt
WAR – Chapter Three – Book Excerpt
WAR – Chapter Eight – Book Excerpt
Interviews
Radio Series
Archives
Speaking
Media Kit
Contact Us
Subscribe to RSS
// Archives
Here are all 949 of Gwynne’s posts. Click on any month to expand (or collapse) it.
Expand All
January 2012
(9)
30:
The Syrian Tragedy
27:
Scotland: Begging the Question
23:
Sucking Up To Armenians
19:
The Risk of Islamist Coups
12:
Taiwan: Waiting for China
12:
Malaysia: Sodomy and Democracy
08:
Defence Budgets and Cavemen
05:
The African National Congress at 100
01:
Agony Aunt Passes Judgement
December 2011
(9)
28:
2011 Year-Ender
25:
The Sunni-Shia War
20:
Update – North Korea and H5N1: Sense of Proportion
20:
North Korea and H5N1
18:
The False Equation
13:
Suicide Pact at Durban
12:
Euro Crisis
08:
Women and the Monotheisms
07:
Putin: The Erosion of Time
November 2011
(8)
30:
Rear-Guard Action in Durban
26:
The Arab Autumn
22:
Burma: Can you trust the army?
18:
Ceasefire in the War on Drugs?
14:
The Arab League
09:
Iran: Here We Go Again?
06:
Euro Crisis
04:
Palestinians’ New Weapon
October 2011
(7)
28:
The African Population Disaster
25:
Here Come the Muslim Fanatics
22:
Sic Transit Muammar Gaddafi
17:
Peace in the Basque Country?
12:
The Martyrdom of Yulia Tymoshenko
07:
Civil War in Syria?
03:
Heritage of the Monsters
September 2011
(7)
28:
Balancing Act in Saudi Arabia
25:
Will The Euro Survive
21:
Geoengineering Takes Off
16:
Russian Puppet-Master
11:
Palestine: The Vatican Option
09:
Sea Frontiers
04:
The Strategy of 9/11
August 2011
(9)
31:
Libya: Is Force an Instrument of Love?
28:
Nigeria and Boko Haram
24:
Libya: What Now?
21:
Libya and the Future of Nonviolence
17:
Was George Bush a Sleeper?
14:
South Africa: Malema’s Game
10:
The English Spring
07:
The Food Bubble
03:
Mubarak on Trial
July 2011
(10)
30:
The US Debt Deal
30:
The US Debt Crisis
27:
The Christian Threat
22:
The Terrorist Threat, Part XXVI
20:
The Murdoch Empire at Bay
15:
The End of the American Adventure in Space
12:
Sudan: The Left-Over Country
08:
Murdoch’s Troika
06:
Lebanon: Another Frame-up?
04:
Muslim for a Month
June 2011
(7)
27:
Mortality and Politics
(0)
24:
International Finance: Nowhere to Hide
(0)
20:
Leaving Afghanistan
(0)
16:
Risky Territory
12:
Twenty-Five Years of Non-Violent Revolution
08:
Erdogan’s Dreams
06:
Yemen: After Saleh, What?
May 2011
(9)
31:
Ratko Mladic and the End of Impunity
28:
Libya: Running Out of Options
24:
The World in 2050
20:
Obama’s Fine Words
17:
The Fall of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
13:
Scottish “Neverendum”?
10:
Leaving Afghanistan
06:
Warding Off the Palestinian Revolution
02:
After Bin Laden
April 2011
(8)
27:
Post-Traumatic Psycho-Babble
22:
Syria: If Assad Falls
18:
The Mediterranean Frontier
15:
The West African Curse: Nigeria Too?
09:
The American Civil War: What If?
07:
Mexico: Just Say No
04:
Obama, Bush (Senior) and Libya
04:
Real Population Density
March 2011
(7)
29:
End-Game in Ivory Coast
25:
Libya and Altruism
20:
Today Libya, Tomorrow Syria?
15:
Superstition: Nuclear Power vs. Coal
12:
Where Are The Egyptians When You Need Them?
07:
Islamophobia in Europe
04:
Pakistan: A Deathly Silence
February 2011
(9)
26:
Democracy and the Arabs
25:
Arab Revolutions, China and Oil
21:
Libya and Bahrain
18:
Why Now? Arab Revolutions
12:
The Good Sense of the Arabs
11:
Sudan: Peace Through Changing Borders
06:
Israel: When Mubarak Goes…
04:
Oil, CO2 and Undershirts
03:
1989 and the Arab World
January 2011
(8)
28:
The Egyptian Revolution?
24:
The Next Arab-Israeli War
21:
The Haitian Follies
16:
Tunisia: The Force of Example
14:
Vietnam: What Was It All About?
09:
The Future of Food Riots
09:
African Union: The Limits of the Possible
03:
The Vanishing Two-State Solution
December 2010
(8)
27:
2010 Year-Ender
23:
WikiLeaks and the State
19:
Afghanistan: Wheels Within Wheels?
19:
Dead Peace Process
12:
Ivory Coast: A Tale of Two Countries
10:
The Accusations Against Assange
05:
No Progress at Cancun
03:
Egyptian “Elections”
November 2010
(8)
28:
The WikiLeaks Controversy
26:
The North Korean Dilemma
21:
Small Acts of Resistance
18:
Not a Bad START
14:
Burma: Not A “Mandela Moment”
12:
Iraq: A Model Young Democracy
08:
Here Come the Islamist Nuclear Terrorists!
05:
Berlusconi: Another Day, Another Girl
October 2010
(7)
30:
Biodiversity and Small Mercies
26:
The Importance of the Middle East
22:
Whose Moon Bases?
17:
Obama’s Not-So-Bad November
11:
A Jewish and Democratic State
08:
Green Brazil
04:
The (Less) Tolerant Netherlands
September 2010
(7)
30:
Pirates and Private Navies
27:
The “Peace Process”: Netanyahu’s Strategy
24:
The Son Also Rises
19:
The Pope and the Atheists
14:
The Millennium Goals
09:
Arctic Oil: The Good News and the Bad News
04:
The Great Islamic Threat
August 2010
(9)
31:
Waiting for the Bus
28:
Muslims, Ground Zero, and the US Mid-term Elections
24:
Somalia Again
20:
Pakistan: A Question of Water
17:
The Chinese Miracle: A Cautionary Tale
14:
The Mavi Marmara Inquiry: Denying the Obvious
10:
The Rule of Law: A Few Victories
06:
Today Russia, Tomorrow the World
03:
Let’s Attack Iran
July 2010
(7)
31:
The Combative Colombian and the Volatile Venezuelan
27:
Climate Change: The Last Resort
23:
Kosovo: Sauce for the Goose…
18:
Hysteria and the Veil
10:
Rwanda: Kagame’s Dilemma
05:
Iraq: Good-Bye and Good Luck
01:
The Treason of the Attorney
June 2010
(8)
27:
History and Lies: Russia
24:
The Fall of Stanley McChrystal
20:
Today Belgium, Tomorrow the European Union
16:
How to Run an Inquiry: Bloody Sunday and Mavi Marmara
12:
Iran: The Sanctions Charade
12:
How to Break the Gaza Blockade
04:
A World of Happiness
01:
Israel and the Aid Flotilla: Worse than a Crime
May 2010
(8)
28:
Korea Again
24:
The Nile: Water War?
21:
Venter’s Baby
18:
Thailand: A Close Call
14:
The Euro: a Near-death Experience
11:
Britian: A Marriage of Convenience
07:
The British Election
03:
The Next Bomb in America
April 2010
(8)
29:
Don’t Talk to Them
27:
Poor Mexico and the Wicked Americans
23:
Cyprus: No More Last Chances
20:
Space: America Concedes the Lead
13:
Opportunity at Katyn
10:
Nuclear Summits
06:
Mosques and Cathedrals
02:
Chagos: Perfidious Albion Again
March 2010
(8)
30:
Moscow: No Common Threat
26:
Netanyahu’s Options
21:
The Lawless Church
19:
British and French Boomers
15:
Israel Holds the Whip Hand
12:
Will Nigeria Survive?
08:
Save the Fish
03:
Iraqi Election
February 2010
(7)
28:
Turkey: The Grown-Ups Are In Charge
24:
Afghanistan in Sixteen Characters
21:
Mossad’s Latest Blunder
18:
The Falkland Islands: Not Again, Surely?
15:
South Africa at 20
09:
Banning the Burqa
04:
The 2010 Question
January 2010
(7)
31:
Africa: The Right to Secede
27:
Obama’s Middle Eastern Adventure
24:
“Climategate” and Disbelief
18:
Senegal and Haiti
15:
Ukraine: Two Cheers for Democracy
08:
In the Name of Allah
04:
Not Enough Latex Gloves?
December 2009
(10)
29:
2009 Year-Ender
27:
Not the Noughties
22:
Sri Lanka’s Future
19:
Copenhagen Aftermath
15:
The Travails of the Young War Criminal
11:
The West African Curse
09:
Real World Politics
05:
Lifeboat Japan
04:
Copenhagen: Let the Failure Be Clear
01:
Obama: In Search of a “Decent Interval”?
November 2009
(7)
29:
Provocations: Switzerland and Iran
25:
The Trials of Bangladesh
20:
Cyprus: It’s Over
17:
Sex and Violence in Africa
12:
Obama, China and Climate
06:
Mysterious Motives
02:
Last Exit from Afghanistan
October 2009
(8)
28:
The Avalanche of Evidence
23:
Zelaya’s Game II
19:
After Bhumibol
14:
Armenia: The End of the Debate?
10:
No Peace, Just Prizes
07:
How To Get Out Of Afghanistan
03:
The EU’s Democratic Deficit
03:
The EU’s Democratic Deficit
September 2009
(9)
29:
Climate: Losing Control
26:
Iran: Showdown
22:
Zelaya’s Game
19:
Dead Walruses
15:
The Northern Passages
11:
The Afghan Follies
07:
Targets and Consequences
04:
The Longest War
01:
Ethiopia: Population, Famine and Fate
August 2009
(8)
28:
Leftist Triumph in Samoa
25:
Japan: Not an Election, A Revolution
21:
Al-Megrahi: Whatever Works
18:
Basque Terrorism: As Good As It Gets
13:
“Election” in Afghanistan
09:
Murdoch to the Rescue?
05:
The Pariahs of Asia (and their Nukes)
01:
A Year After: The South Ossetian War
July 2009
(9)
26:
The Mortality of the Dalai Lama
25:
Turn the Page
22:
The Kurds Lose Again?
21:
Revolution Without Martyrdom?
17:
Europe: Two Things that Won’t Happen
14:
China: Trouble in the Colonies
10:
Climate Change: Two Cheers for Two Degrees
07:
Nukes: The Cart Before the Horse
03:
Dead Imperialists and 377
June 2009
(7)
29:
Do You Feel Lucky, Hugo?
23:
Neda Soltan: Anger and Fear
19:
Iraq: Was It Worth It?
15:
Street Rules in Iran
12:
The Wicked Poles
08:
Berlusconi on the Slide?
04:
Obama and the Two-State Solution
May 2009
(8)
31:
China: Haunted by Tienanmen
28:
Tamil Aftermath
25:
Koreans, Israelis and Nukes
20:
Told You So
16:
Of Pandemics and Pork
11:
Afghanistan: Changing Generals in Midstream
09:
African Land Grab
04:
Making Moldova Vanish
April 2009
(8)
29:
Pandemics and Politics
26:
What Matters in Sri Lanka
23:
Lieberman the Truth-Teller
18:
The Dream of Justice
15:
Class War in Thailand
12:
Pirates: An Excellent Start
08:
Despite Zuma
04:
Obama’s Emission Cuts: Pragmatic Suicide
March 2009
(9)
31:
NATO at 60: Choking on Its Own Success
28:
Netanyahu’s Fig-Leaf
24:
Mayotte Gives Up On Africa
22:
Obama and Iran
17:
The New Consensus in Pakistan
15:
Obama and the Gulag Archipelago
09:
We Are Probably Not Alone
06:
US-Russia: Pressing the “Reset” Button
02:
Shoot-Out in Guinea-Bissau
February 2009
(7)
27:
Obama’s Climate Strategy
22:
Liberal Democrats: Up and Down?
18:
A Collision at Sea
15:
Sri Lanka After the War
12:
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai’s Choice
08:
The Atheist Buses
04:
Gaddafi, King of Africa
January 2009
(8)
31:
Planes, Coal and Priorities
27:
Obama’s Vietnam?
23:
Multi-racial Britain
17:
SWISH, Obama and the Terrorists
15:
Israeli Tail, American Dog
11:
Gaza: Worse than a Crime
07:
Russia, Ukraine and Gas: the Thieves’Quarrel
04:
The Cuban Revolution at Fifty
December 2008
(9)
31:
Battlefield Gaza
27:
A Christmas Message from Ahmadinejad
22:
2008 Year-Ender
19:
The End of Oil
16:
Ethiopia, America and Somalia
14:
The Old Thailand Returns
09:
Global Zero
06:
Small Earthquake in Canada, Not Many Hurt
02:
Four Harsh Truths about Climate Change
November 2008
(7)
27:
Terrorism is Marginal
22:
The Future of Tibet
21:
Pirates of the Horn
19:
“Never Waste a Crisis”: Can Obama Change the Game?
13:
Realism in Ukraine
07:
The Threat of Green Obama
04:
Taiwan-China: Porcupines On A First Date
October 2008
(9)
30:
Obama: The Limits of Power
24:
Perfidious Albion and the Chagos Islanders
19:
The Iraqi Deal
16:
The Unstoppable Rise of English
14:
North Korea: Do Not Access All Areas
10:
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
07:
Unwinnable Afghanistan
05:
The Second Time as Farce
02:
Ehud Olmert: The Truth, Too Late
September 2008
(8)
26:
Time for Geoengineering?
23:
Farewell Mbeki
19:
Comrade Bush and the Banks
16:
Bush’s Last Hurrah: Attack Pakistan
12:
Zimbabwe Deal
09:
Selective Compensation
05:
Thailand: Populism vs. Privilege
01:
Climate Change: The Nature of the Evidence
August 2008
(10)
29:
The Missile Defence Scam
29:
The Goose and the Gander
24:
An Obama-Biden Foreign Policy
17:
The Breaking of NATO?
13:
No New Cold War (Probably)
10:
South Ossetia: A Monumental Miscalculation
10:
South Ossetia: A Monumental Miscalculation (REVISED)
07:
India’s House of Cards
04:
Uighurs, Terrorism and the Olympics
01:
Israel: The Politics of Indecision
July 2008
(6)
28:
Alternative Futures
24:
Karadzic: A Victim of Soft Power
16:
Omar al-Bashir: Politics and the Law
11:
Iran: Six-to-One Against
03:
The Young Turks at a Century
03:
The Young Turks at a Century
June 2008
(11)
30:
Malaysia: Deja Vu All Over Again
29:
Last Exit for the Holocene
26:
Black’s Faux Pas
21:
Zimbabwe: Cutting the Losses
20:
Obama’s Foreign Tour
19:
The Ghosts of Srebrenica
12:
Instead of Oil
12:
Civil Liberties: The Turn of the Tide
08:
US-Iraq: The Treaty That Isn’t
05:
The Irish Referendum and the European Union
02:
Food Summit
May 2008
(9)
30:
Cluster-Bomb Ban
25:
Oil and the Arctic
20:
South Africa and the Immigrants
17:
Serbia: When the Sulking Stops
14:
Pakistan: Politicians, Judges and a General
09:
Why is Burma Like That?
07:
President Obama
04:
Why Did the (Z) Chicken Cross the Road?
02:
Two Takes on Terrorism
April 2008
(8)
28:
Oil Prices: Another Prediction
23:
Americans Helping Israel
19:
Zimbabwe: A Little Perspective
14:
Berlusconi: “A Wise Country’s Choice”
13:
Nepalese Election
07:
Olympic Torch
04:
Zimbabwe: The Nature of Power
01:
Iraq: Maliki’s Gamble
March 2008
(8)
28:
Iraq: Maliki’s Gamble
25:
The Coming Food Catastrophe
21:
Abkhazia: Russian Bluff
18:
Iraq Fifth Anniversary
15:
Tibetan Independence
12:
Pakistan: A Chance to Grow Up
07:
Israel and Palestine: Nothing to Report
03:
War in South America?
February 2008
(8)
27:
Stereotyping Russia
23:
Obama and Iraq
19:
New Start in Cyprus
16:
Imad Mughniyeh’s Killing
12:
Pakistan Election
09:
Half a Trillion for “Defence”
04:
Kosovo: The Least Bad Option?
01:
Climate Change: Panic in the Trenches
January 2008
(8)
27:
The Shadow of Tet
23:
US Climate Policy After Bush
20:
Class Struggle in Thailand
15:
Eppure Si Muove
11:
Nano Hypocrisy
08:
Bush and the Middle East
04:
After Iowa
02:
Kenya: Hope and Betrayal
December 2007
(8)
27:
Bhutto Assassination
26:
Taiwan’s Sleeper Crisis
22:
Occupied Somalia
20:
2007 Year-Ender
18:
The Zuma Problem
15:
Bali Outcome
11:
Kosovo: Partitions Without End
04:
A Choice for Chavez
November 2007
(8)
27:
US-Iraq: An “Enduring” Relationship
23:
The US Dollar: The Long Farewell?
18:
Australia’s Climate Change Election
15:
Iran: The Irrelevance of Evidence
13:
Pakistan Scenarios
08:
After Peak Oil
07:
Iran and the Intelligence Process
02:
Telling the Truth about Oil
October 2007
(8)
29:
The Indo-US Alliance: The Wheels Fall Off
19:
How Many Chinese Are Enough?
16:
The Corpse Twitches
15:
Consistency, Proportionality and Hypocrisy
12:
“We Really Massacred Them”
08:
Term Limits
05:
Afghanistan: A War Won and Lost
02:
Burmese Tragedy
September 2007
(7)
28:
Climate Change: Evasion Replaces Denial
25:
Iran’s Nuclear Aspirations
21:
Belgium: The End Is Not Nigh
17:
It’s All About Oil
10:
Marking Time
06:
Terrorism: Lessons from Germany
04:
Extreme Climate and Extreme Politics
August 2007
(8)
30:
Islam and the Idiotic Autocrats
27:
Sarkozy: The Hyper-President
20:
British Retreat From Iraq
16:
“Boys Go To Baghdad…”
13:
Slow Forward
10:
Arctic Scramble
05:
Pakistan: Forecasts of Disaster
02:
Zimbabwe Meltdown
July 2007
(9)
29:
Oil: $100 a Barrel — or $200?
25:
Libya, Bulgarians and Lockerbie
22:
The Turkish Election
19:
Bangladesh: When Democracy Goes Bad
14:
North Korea: Five Wasted Years
10:
The New York Times vs. Reality
06:
The End of Cheap Food
03:
The United States of Africa
01:
Perspectives on Terrorism
June 2007
(7)
23:
The Middle East After Iraq
21:
China’s Shoes
18:
Kosovo and the Law
14:
The Islamic Republic of Gaza
11:
India: The Price of Choice
08:
Calling the BMD Bluff
04:
Don’t Mention the Warming
May 2007
(9)
31:
The War of Six Days and Forty Years
29:
Ecocide in the Oceans
24:
Home to Chagos at Last?
22:
The Fog of War: Lebanon and Iraq
17:
Cyberwar in the Baltic
15:
Pakistan: Musharraf at Bay
13:
Blair: Why Did He Do It?
08:
Non-Crisis in Turkey
04:
Scotland: The Road to Nowhere
April 2007
(7)
30:
Confused in Helmand
27:
The Parliament of Man
24:
The Man Who Failed Russia
20:
The End of the “War on Terror”
17:
Gun Country
13:
Asia: Strategic Reflexes
08:
Israel’s Dilemma
March 2007
(9)
30:
Last Act in Zimbabwe
26:
Iran: How To Start a War
23:
Cuba: What If He Comes Back?
19:
Religion and Good Behaviour
16:
300 A Propaganda Failure
12:
The Population Boom
10:
Somalia: Back to Perpetual War
08:
8 March 2007
01:
What’s Wrong with Italy?
February 2007
(8)
26:
Blame the Iraqis
22:
A Quick Fix
19:
Peter Pace’s Choice
16:
North Korea: The 2005 Deal Again
12:
The Deputy Sheriff Speaks
07:
A World of Walls
05:
Chirac’s Gaffe
02:
Planetary Maintenance Engineer
January 2007
(8)
29:
Making Babies for Fun and Profit
26:
The Martyrdom of Hrant Dink
22:
China’s Satellite Killer
18:
Frangleterre
15:
Russia, Europe and Energy
10:
Iraq: No Change of Strategy
09:
Scotland’s Unhappy 300th
04:
Struggle Against the “War on Drugs”
December 2006
(10)
30:
Saddam: Hanged for the Wrong Reason
26:
A New War in Africa
22:
Turkmenistan: Death of a God
19:
Palestine and Democracy
14:
Getting Radical About Climate Change
13:
2006 Year-Ender
11:
Taiwan, Identity Politics and China
07:
Iraq Study Group Report – Reality
04:
To the Stars and Beyond
01:
China’s Missing Girls
November 2006
(8)
28:
No Revolution in Venezuela
23:
Canada: The Dog Woke Up
20:
Al-Qaeda and Iraq
16:
Israel: A Turning Point
12:
What It Means To Lose
08:
Nicaraguan Time Warp
05:
The Lynching of Saddam
02:
The Truth about Gaffes
October 2006
(10)
25:
Mo Ibrahim’s Idea
23:
“Normal” Japan
22:
Suez Lesson
22:
No Good Exit Strategy
16:
Keeping Turkey Out
12:
Human Cost of the Iraq War
10:
Feeding the World
09:
North Korea: A Cry for Help
03:
Thinking Like A Terrorist
02:
No Genocide in Darfur
September 2006
(8)
29:
Climate: A Stich in Time
22:
Thai Democracy
17:
The Pope and Islam
11:
The D – Day Package
07:
Smeed’s Law
04:
Poland: The Terrible Twins
04:
Afghanistan: A Modest Proposal
02:
If 9/11 Hadn’t Happened
August 2006
(10)
28:
The Iranian “Crisis”
24:
China: The Revolutionary Myth
21:
The Congo’s Best Chance
18:
After Sharon
18:
The Fat and the Starving
15:
The New Middle East
14:
Israel v. Hezbollah: Round Two
10:
A Massive Distraction: Cynicism Rules
07:
Seeking Invulnerability
03:
After Castro
July 2006
(9)
31:
Israel and Hezbollah: End Game
28:
World Trade at the Last Chance Saloon
24:
Horn of Africa: The Perfect Storm
22:
Israel and Lebanon
17:
Israel: Re-Establishing the Deterrent
13:
Disproportionate Force 2
10:
Afghanistan: Same War, Different Players
07:
Disproportionate Force
04:
Nelson the Terrorist
June 2006
(10)
30:
India’s “Special Circumstances
26:
Russia: Cuckoo in the Nest
23:
Update on the Family Quarrel
20:
The Evil Hermit and His Rockets
16:
The Perils of Pauline (Cetacean Version)
16:
Japan v. Whales: 1-0
13:
Why China Is So Reasonable
07:
Zarqawi’s Demise
06:
Nigeria: Not the Indispensable Man
01:
The International Terrorist Conspiracy
May 2006
(8)
29:
Peru’s Bad Boy
26:
Iraq: Missing the Point
22:
Yugoslavia R.I.P.
19:
Afghanistan Again
14:
Georgia: The Wine Wars
10:
The South African Succession
08:
Cheney and Russia: Useful Hypocrisy?
03:
Iran: Burning the Bridges
April 2006
(9)
28:
The Utility of Euroslaps
25:
The Republic of Nepal?
20:
Chernobyl: The Numbers Game
17:
Oil: The Party Is Over
13:
Olmert: Dreaming in Technicolour
09:
Immigrants in America
06:
Italy: Berlusconi at Bay
06:
Democracy and Poverty: Thailand and the Philippines
03:
Democracy and Poverty: Thailand and the Philippines
March 2006
(9)
30:
Zacarias Moussaoui: Lying for Jihad
27:
Small Earthquake in Ukraine, Not Many Hurt
23:
After the Israeli Election
19:
Taiwan: Chen’s Last Stand
17:
British Nukes: Taking the Long View
14:
Why Try War Criminals?
06:
Belarus: A Case of Arrested Development
06:
Iran: “Everything Is On The Table”
03:
Montenegro: With Friends like This…
February 2006
(8)
27:
America’s Indian Ally
23:
Iraq: Civil War at Last?
19:
The Upside of the Leg Drain
17:
Iran, Oil and Euros
12:
Unsustainable Growth
10:
Uganda: A Good Man Gone Bad?
06:
Defending “The Life of Brian”
02:
“Addicted to Oil”
January 2006
(8)
29:
Saddam’s Sham Trial
26:
Hamas’s Victory
22:
France: Another Nuclear “Rogue State”
18:
The 100,000-Year Fever
15:
Back to War in Sri Lanka
12:
Nuclear Iran?
05:
Ukraine Gazprom
02:
Haiti: No Easy Way Out
December 2005
(8)
29:
The Galileo Project
26:
2005 Year-Ender
19:
Bolivia: Race and Revolution
16:
A Question of Genocide
11:
Iraq 1918-2006 R.I.P.
08:
The Last Anti-American
05:
Condoleezza Rice and Count Metternich
02:
Japan, China and”Congagement”
November 2005
(7)
28:
Kyoto and the Blair Switch
25:
Bosnia: A Kind of Progress
21:
Israel: The Resurrection of Rabin
17:
Quebec’s New Hero
14:
The Spoilers and the Web
07:
British Nuclear Follies
04:
Not the Paris Intifada
October 2005
(9)
31:
Good Luck, King George
27:
More Milestones in Iraq
22:
Another Defeat for Gun Control
21:
Cuba and Venezuela
17:
Saddam’s Trial
13:
Preventing Pandemics
10:
Gerhard Schroeder’s Long Game
06:
Iraq Referendum Blues
03:
Turkey, Europe and the Clash of Civilisations
September 2005
(7)
30:
The “Unstoppable”Wave
26:
Israel-Palestine: The Spoilers
22:
The North Korean “Threat”
19:
Turkey: The Door Is Still Open
11:
United Nations Reform
08:
Egyptian Election
02:
Angie and the Flat Tax
August 2005
(7)
29:
The Vanishing Babies
22:
Some Good News
18:
Sharon’s Strategy Succeeds
17:
The Dog Ate My Constitution
15:
South Africa — Beyond a Joke
11:
The Oil Game
05:
Iran: The Slow-Motion Crisis
July 2005
(9)
31:
Shadow on the Euro
(0)
28:
A Few Obscenities
(0)
24:
Closing the Ring on China
(0)
18:
The Varieties of Corruption
(0)
17:
Israel and Palestine: The End of the “Calm”
(0)
14:
The Bombs Had Nothing To Do With Anything
(0)
09:
Srebrenica: Justice at Last?
(0)
07:
London: Not Exactly the Blitz
(0)
04:
Climate Change: Tipping Point
(0)
June 2005
(8)
29:
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
(0)
25:
The Iranian Surprise
(0)
22:
United Nations Anniversary
(0)
20:
Another Carrot
(0)
16:
Africa: Debt, Aid and Race
13:
Mao: Ten Parts Bad, No Parts Good
06:
No Democratic Miracle in Lebanon
01:
The Coming Pandemic
May 2005
(7)
29:
Iraq: The Long War
23:
EU Referendum
20:
Nuclear Power
13:
Next Cold War
08:
Yalta, Truth and Tact
06:
Tony Blair’s Pyrrhic Victory
01:
Don’t Mention the War
April 2005
(8)
26:
After the NPT Review
25:
Hitler Anniversary
22:
Nationalism in Asia
19:
Habemus Papam
15:
Things We Know Now
11:
India and China: Avoiding the Past
08:
What the Pope Really Did
03:
My Greatest Journalistic Moment
March 2005
(8)
30:
No Quick Fix for the UN
27:
Mugabe: Outstaying His Welcome
25:
Central Asia: One Down
17:
Croatia’s Missing General
14:
Iraq: Deadlock by Design
10:
The IRA: What Went Wrong?
07:
Bogeyman China
03:
A Silver Lining for the Middle East
February 2005
(9)
28:
Ballistic Missile Secret
25:
Kenya: If The Patience Runs Out
21:
Grand Strategy for Beginners
20:
No More Pootie-Poot
17:
Lula
14:
North Korea’s Putative Nukes
10:
False Dawn
06:
Kyoto Comes into Effect
03:
King of Nepal
January 2005
(9)
31:
Iraq’s Election
29:
Last Communist
24:
Democracy and Rhetoric
20:
Gay Bombs
17:
Let’s Attack Iran
13:
Pandora’s Box in Sudan
09:
Aid, Trade and Reason
06:
Mirage of Peace
03:
With a Little Warning
December 2004
(9)
29:
Window of Opportunity in Iraq
27:
Generation Change
24:
2004 Year-Ender
20:
EU: The Halo Eff
16:
BMD and the “Rogue States”
13:
Turkey in the EU
09:
New Revolutions
06:
South American Union
03:
United Nations Reform
November 2004
(9)
28:
Human Monsters
26:
Orange Revolution
22:
Bhutan Leads the Way
18:
Ukraine’s Election
14:
Whack-a-Mole in Falluja
11:
Greatest Ruritanian
07:
Waiting for Iraq
04:
China: Dissent at the Top
03:
The Divided States
October 2004
(9)
31:
Bin Laden Speaks
29:
Yasser’s Legacy
25:
World Language
21:
Endorsement for Bush
18:
Nuclear Is Back
14:
Cold Shower in Taiwan
11:
Israeli Tail, American Dog
06:
Excess of Nationalism
03:
Kyoto Is Back
September 2004
(9)
30:
Pitcairn
26:
October Surprise
22:
New Democracies
19:
The Poisoned Chalice
16:
A Curse on Sharon
12:
Large Splodge of Wonga
08:
Sauce for the Gander
05:
“De-contextualising” Chechnya
02:
Victory in the War on Terror
August 2004
(8)
30:
More Death and Devastation
26:
Maoists of Nepal
22:
A Blessing in Disguise
15:
Shia Showdown
11:
Unstoppable Gee-Gees
08:
Chavez and Venezuela
05:
Tangerine Alert
01:
Iraq: A Thought Experiment
July 2004
(9)
29:
Italy: Berlusconi
26:
What Would Kerry Do
22:
Two Headlines
19:
What’s Wrong with the Arab World
15:
Poland’s Dilemma
11:
Perfidious Albion
08:
Politics, Religion and Polio
05:
It’s Not Always About You
01:
Cuba
June 2004
(7)
28:
Allawi’s Dilemma (Version 2.0)
27:
Allawi’s Dilemma
23:
Canada Election
13:
Sudan
10:
Exit Strategy
06:
Ronald Reagan
02:
Decline of the West
May 2004
(9)
30:
If Saudi Arabia Falls
26:
Lovelock and Warming
23:
State of War
18:
Sonia Gandhi
16:
The Tortoise and the Hare
08:
Iconography
06:
Asian Democracies
04:
Iraq Update to May 2
02:
Iraq: It’s All Over Now
April 2004
(9)
29:
Disappearing Babies
26:
Where Does Europe End?
21:
Cyprus: Freezing Turkey Out
18:
Vanunu
14:
The Last Straw
11:
South African Election
07:
Escape From Iraq
04:
Sri Lanka
01:
Slight Uptick
March 2004
(7)
21:
Taiwan Outcome
17:
Widening Atlantic
15:
Canadian Hordes
11:
Spain’s Response
07:
Blair and the UN
04:
Russian ‘Election’
01:
Pakistan
February 2004
(8)
26:
Train Wreck
22:
Uzbekistan
19:
Haiti Curse
15:
Ancestral Bones
12:
Letter From Iraq
08:
Iran: Turn the Page
05:
Catastrophes
01:
Deja Vu
January 2004
(9)
29:
Nuclear Proliferation
25:
Cyprus At Last
25:
Cyprus At Last
22:
Decision in Iraq
18:
What Terrorists Want
15:
The Moon and Mars
11:
Fate of Israel
08:
Lula’s Brazil
04:
Georgia: A Question of Legitimacy
December 2003
(8)
31:
Year of Decision
26:
Afghanistan: Two Years On
23:
2003 Year-Ender
22:
The Veil in France: Dialogue of the Deaf
18:
The Trials of Saddam Hussein
15:
Saddam’s Capture
10:
Taiwan
04:
Russian Democracy
November 2003
(10)
28:
Global Economy
27:
Destroying Pitcairn
23:
Georgian Revolution
20:
Barking Up The Wrong Bush
13:
Get Me Out Of Here
10:
Kennedy Anniversary
09:
Turkey
06:
Sri Lanka: A Fake Crisis
03:
Iraq-Bush Revisited
02:
The Anti-Semites’of Europe
October 2003
(7)
26:
Sudan: Peace or Partition?
22:
Catholics and Palestinians
19:
Two Fanatics
15:
Brics
12:
The Pope’s Legacy
05:
Displacement Activity
02:
Old America
September 2003
(10)
29:
Russia and Kyoto
25:
Small Is Not Always Beautiful
21:
The Least Bad United Nations
17:
New Gang in Town
15:
Killing Yasser Arafat?
10:
Sweden and the Euro
07:
Two Years On: The Score
05:
Why Did the Target Change?
04:
Farming Is Different
01:
To Help Or Not To Help
August 2003
(8)
28:
Futility of Inquiries
23:
The Real Australia
19:
Iraq: La Politique du Pire
17:
Muslim Stereotypes
14:
Climate Change Two
10:
Muslim Democracy in Turkey
07:
International Court (ICC)
03:
Human Development
July 2003
(8)
28:
Solomonic Decisions
23:
$30 Million Hit
23:
Second Korean War?
20:
The Curse of Oil
13:
Waiting for the Tooth Fairy
10:
Hong Kong: A Very Instructive Cock-Up
07:
Chechen Quagmire
03:
Climate Change: Not Clear on the Concept
June 2003
(10)
30:
Road Map
26:
The Lady Is Still in Jail
19:
Orwell Centenary – Part Two
18:
Whales and Morality
18:
Orwell Centenary – Part One
15:
Iraq-Vietnam
12:
Two Wars
08:
Italy Is In Trouble
05:
Asia in Space
01:
Weapons of Mass Disappearance
May 2003
(8)
29:
Congo
25:
US and the UN
21:
Who Is Human?
18:
The Scale of the Problem
14:
Terrorism and Patience
08:
The Next Genocide
04:
Re-United Cyprus in United Europe?
01:
The Missing WMD
April 2003
(8)
27:
North Korea’s Nukes
24:
Sugar’s Turn
20:
Iraq: Unanswered Questions
17:
SARS
13:
Anarchy in the Streets
09:
Who’s Next?
06:
Battle of Baghdad
02:
Words and Meanings
March 2003
(6)
30:
Rumsfeld’s War
25:
‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’: The New Barbarossa?
21:
Aftermath: SCIRI
19:
The Probability Tree
16:
The United Nations: The Damage Done
03:
The Short-Lived American Empire
February 2003
(5)
27:
The Jackal in Winter
21:
The Return of the Plagues?
16:
The Question of Pakistan
12:
The Evil Alliance Expands
06:
The Wrong Question
January 2003
(8)
31:
The Time-Table
27:
Indo-Pak Nukes: A Modest Proposal
23:
Week of Decisions
18:
Iraq: The Schedule Slips
13:
The Last Rock Hero
10:
Al-Jazeera and Arab Democracy
06:
The Strategy of Suicide Bombs
01:
The Euro’s Future
December 2002
(8)
30:
Kenya Election
28:
2002: Year-End Review
26:
Iraq: Will They Fight?
20:
Did Peace Really Win in South Korea?
16:
Syrian Survival Tactics
14:
One-Third of the West
09:
Burma: Free At Last?
05:
Turkey in Europe
November 2002
(8)
30:
The End of ‘The Smoke’
28:
Statistical Operation
25:
Beauty and Death
19:
What Is Nato For?
17:
Bad Dreams
15:
The Stupidity Pact
07:
Two Cheers for Democracy
04:
Changing the Guard in China
October 2002
(8)
31:
The Detritus of Empire
27:
Media and Terrorism
20:
Two Irelands, One Europe
15:
‘Revisionists’ vs ‘Rejectionists’
15:
Media Phenomenon
12:
Bush’s Motives
08:
Pakistan: The Persistence of Democracy
05:
Lula and the Markets
September 2002
(7)
29:
Ivory Coast
26:
The Arsenal of Evil the Cat
22:
Kashmir
17:
Saddam’s Options
09:
Kaliningrad
05:
Why Did the Target Change?
02:
An Error in the Basque Country
August 2002
(3)
29:
The Munich Analogy
25:
Summertime Blues
21:
Johannesburg: The Value of Hot Air
June 2002
(1)
24:
Twists and Turns of Standoff
April 2002
(1)
26:
Jean-Marie Le Pen
November 2001
(2)
29:
Israel Sixty Years On: Partition or Apartheid
26:
Global Warming
August 2001
(2)
24:
The IRA: Bungle in the Jungle
14:
Mideast Bomb Hits
July 2001
(2)
16:
Marijuana
14:
Kyoto Accord
February 2001
(1)
03:
Gods of the Little Things
September 2000
(1)
27:
Columbia and Vietnam
April 2000
(1)
16:
Dead Walrus
March 2000
(1)
09:
Oil Prices
February 2000
(3)
21:
Serbia
21:
Serbia
08:
GM Food Labeling Rule
January 1999
(1)
17:
Right or Wrong
September 1998
(1)
26:
The Last Days of the War on Drugs
April 1997
(1)
08:
Uighurs’ Independence
October 1979
(1)
01:
Soviet troops in Cuba
September 1979
(1)
24:
The Great Crash
Recent Posts
The Syrian Tragedy
Scotland: Begging the Question
Sucking Up To Armenians
The Risk of Islamist Coups
Taiwan: Waiting for China
Tags
Afghanistan
Africa
Asia
Australia
Baghdad
Beijing
Canada
China
currency
Egypt
EU
Europe
European Union
France
Gaza Strip
Georgia
Germany
India
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Japan
Libya
London
Middle East
Moscow
Mr Bush
NATO
North Korea
Pakistan
Palestine
Russia
Saddam Hussein
Serbia
South Africa
Soviet Union
Syria
Thailand
Turkey
UN
United States
US
Vietnam
West Bank