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Read the full story 4 minute read Gwynne Dyer Sweden and Finland bid farewell to neutrality It’s easy to imagine Vladimir Putin coming into the shop marked ‘Sweden,’ breaking some fine china accidentally on… byGwynne DyerMay 16, 202231 views
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Read the full story 4 minute read Gwynne Dyer Climate change hits southern Africa Tropical Storm Ana in January, Tropical Cyclone Batsirai in February, then Dumako, Emnati and Gombe in quick succession:… byGwynne DyerApril 26, 202226 views
Read the full story 3 minute read Gwynne Dyer Britain has plenty of shame to go around It’s generally bad form to quote another journalist, but Stewart Lee’s day job is stand-up comedian, so we… byGwynne DyerApril 18, 202251 views
Read the full story 4 minute read Gwynne Dyer The French election is about to get interesting French President Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, but he’s still in… byGwynne DyerApril 14, 202229 views
Read the full story 4 minute read Gwynne Dyer A tale of two truces Two weeks ago, the three biggest wars in the world were in Ukraine, Ethiopia and Yemen. Now truces… byGwynne DyerApril 5, 202247 views
Read the full story 4 minute read Gwynne Dyer Hungarians look ready to be fooled again Russian President Vladimir Putin may not be able to save himself, but he may already have saved another… byGwynne DyerMarch 28, 202228 views
Read the full story 4 minute read Gwynne Dyer Ukraine providing lessons for Taiwan, lessons for China Almost a month in, China is still being extremely coy about its attitude towards the Russian invasion of… byGwynne DyerMarch 22, 202234 views