Welcome to the site of author Gwynne Dyer.
Gwynne Dyer is an historian and independent journalist, has published several books and has had his articles widely syndicated for many years. He is also available for university and corporate speaking engagements.
To date, this site contains
2,413 articles containing 2,150,298 total words!
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Climate: “No Good Outcomes” By Gwynne Dyer “El Niño is being supersized before our eyes,” said United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. “The science leaves no room for doubt: the planet is in uncharted waters, and those waters are heating up. The world is in the danger zone of extreme
‘Wait for September’. By Gwynne Dyer 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. On 10 June, one week before the short-lived ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU) on the Middle East war was signed,
Nancy Roman Telescope By Gwynne Dyer 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 km. from Earth. In 100 days it will reach its station, power
Canada vs. United States: Evenly Matched By Gwynne Dyer Canada’s ‘trade war’ with the United States, ignited on 21 August when Prime Minister Mark Carney walked out of trade talks with the Trump administration, is not the foredoomed David-vs.-Goliath struggle that it seems. It’s really about sovereignty, not trade, and
Ukraine: Democracy and Corruption By Gwynne Dyer “Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia,” said Mihaylo Fedorov, until recently Ukraine’s defence minister. “We must find a legal, safe and realistic mechanism which will allow Ukraine to renew its full democratic process even in the conditions of a long war.” Seven
A Climate Grand Jeté By Gwynne Dyer The first hurricane to hit Hawaii in 34 years. The Mediterranean on fire from Spain to Greece. ‘Heat domes’ one after another for months on end in Europe and North America. Thousands of excess deaths. A record ‘El Niño’ piled on top of