Gwynne Dyer

Decline of the West far from imminent

A shift in the world’s centre of economic gravity does not necessarily spell doom for those whose relative influence has dwindled

Victory in Mali remains unclear

As usual, a well-trained Western army has gone through a virtually untrained force of African rebels like a hot knife through butter

New hope for Korean reform

Can the West believe Kim Jong-Un intends to end the tyranny imposed on North Korea?

French stars look to Russia with love

Oscar-winning actor Gerard Depardieu receives Russian citizenship and a 13 per cent tax rate

Myths persist over energy production

The prediction that the United States will be the world’s biggest oil producer by 2017 is nonsense

Can artificial intelligence pose a threat?

If self-conscious machine intelligence does emerge, will it inevitably see human beings as rivals and threats?

Mideast peace process is long dead

It’s as if the world’s leaders were earnestly warning us that global warming will cause the extinction of the dinosaurs

Separatist dreams rarely based in reality

Separatist movements in democratic countries of the West are generally peaceful, frivolous and unsuccessful

Countries caught up in nuclear madness

Move away from nuclear energy will result in more use of fossil fuels and rising greenhouse gases

Military action brings political fallout

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has nothing to gain in the upcoming elections by attacking Gaza this month

The other Cuban Missile Crisis

This is the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, although a new book reveals the crisis continued longer than previously thought

European Union’s Nobel booby prize

Decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union met with criticism

Crisis won’t topple Iranian regime

Near collapse of Iran's currency primarily caused by international sanctions

Putting nukes in the cupboard

Britain a likely candidate to begin the reduction of nuclear weapons

Election will make little difference to U.S. foreign policy

Although Republicans view Obama as a wild-eyed radical who is dismantling America’s defences, his foreign policy is anything but

Oil sanctions taking toll on Iran

Some would argue that the European Union’s oil sanctions against Iran are a double triumph for Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu

Euro limps along on life support

Spain's debt deal will set the tone for Sunday's Greek elections

The dreams of Capt. Sanogo

Imagine that you are a junior officer in a West African army.

Assad sees civil war as best option

Assad has little reason to fear retaliation from the West over the ongoing bloodshed in Syria

How the Afghan war ends

Penticton Western News columnist Gwynne Dyer writes about pulling NATO troops out of Afghanistan