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An exaggerated Clampdown
The youth in the streets of Lagos may not realise that their rebellion could endanger a corrupt system, but those who benefit from it certainly do The young Nigerians who were protesting at Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos recently were not the African touring company of Les Misérables. Lekki is one...
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Democracy not dead in Bolivia
17 October 2020 | Gwynne Dyer -
Which revolutions will succeed?
05 October 2020 | Gwynne Dyer -
Not such a big deal after all
21 September 2020 | Gwynne Dyer -
US showing ominous signs
16 September 2020 | Gwynne Dyer -
A necessary evolution
11 September 2020 | Gwynne Dyer -
China schooling the Mongols
05 September 2020 | Gwynne Dyer -
Another win for non-violence?
24 August 2020 | Gwynne Dyer
October surprise awaits the US?
Maybe Trump will arrange the premature certification of a COVID-19 vaccine, so he can roll it out just before the Nov 3 election An “October Surprise” in the US is now almost inevitable, because that will be US President Donald Trump’s last chance to get re-elected legitimately. Trump might try to...
Of slavery and history
Judging people for the past is a distraction from the business at hand, which is to clear up the ghastly heritage of racism that slavery has left Assessing the people of America’s past by today’s standards would compel us to cast the majority of our heroes as villains.” That seemed to...
No buyers for a new Cold War plan
None of America’s allies believe that China is a threat grave enough to justify a 40-year military confrontation. Or even a five-year one Is there going to be a new Cold War with China? Probably not. Consider the case of Huawei. Mike Pompeo swept into London on Tuesday like an overweight...
Some hope for the planet
According to latest population predictions, global population in 2100 will be only 8.8 billion. That’s just one billion more than now If you wanted evidence that reasonably competent government — not great, not corruption-free, just not awful — produces good results in the end, here it is. Back in 1971, when...
Can Britain keep its word?
It would be nice if the UK could give citizenship to three million Hong Kongers with BNO status. But it would also be quite surprising We will grant BNOs five years’ limited leave to remain (in the United Kingdom), with the right to work or study,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab...
The politics of sanctions doesn’t work
Out of 116 cases of global sanctions being imposed during the 20th century, in only six cases did the target Govt yield to demands Last week, the US imposed new sanctions on Syria. This is part of a “sustained campaign of economic and political pressure” to end the nine-year war by...
A new work module
The four-day week is an idea whose time may have come but it is not a magic bullet. Companies don’t hire more people just to spread the work around As countries in Europe and North America emerge from the lockdown and try to rebuild devastated economies, the great concern is of...
