Commentary / World May 13, 2019
Trade war could trigger 'interesting times'
If China slides into a huge recession, it will drag the rest of the world with it.
Gwynne Dyer
Gwynne Dyer has worked as a journalist, broadcaster and lecturer on international affairs for more than 20 years; his articles are published in 45 countries. His book, "Climate Wars," deals with the geopolitical implications of climate change and has been translated into Japanese, French, Russian, Chinese and a number of other languages.
For Gwynne Dyer's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Commentary / World Mar 19, 2019
New Zealand vs. Australia: Terrorism and the difference
The monolithic dominance of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over the Australian media landscape has few counterparts in other democratic countries, and it is reflexively anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant.
Commentary / World Mar 12, 2019
Xinjiang: The silence of the Muslims
Up to a million Chinese citizens have been sent to concentration camps in Xinjiang for being Muslim, yet the world's 49 Muslim-majority countries have said nearly nothing.
Commentary / World Feb 28, 2019
India-Pakistan: Maybe war, but not a water war
Why does conflict continue between India and Pakistan? The short answer is because the Pakistani Army needs it to.
Commentary / World Jan 28, 2019
Vegetarians, carnivores and technology
Technology can't save us, but it can certainly shift the odds in our favor when it comes to the impact of meat consumption on the environment.
Commentary / World Dec 4, 2018
Crooked timber and the quest to cut emissions
We have a mountain to climb to achieve the goals of the Paris agreement and we are not even in the foothills yet.
Commentary / World Aug 28, 2018
How the U.N. should regulate high-seas fishing
Clamping down on fishing far from coastal areas would boost fish stocks nearer land.
Commentary / World Feb 20, 2018
It's amateur hour in the Middle East
Most of the players in Syria don't even have a serious strategy, much less a clue about what they want as a final outcome.
Commentary / World Feb 6, 2018
The Pentagon's alarming nuclear posture review
Washington is once again playing with the dangerous notion of a 'limited' nuclear war.
Commentary / World Aug 25, 2017
The war in Afghanistan that goes on forever
Peak U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan was 100,000 in 2010-2011. If that did not deliver victory, how will boosting it from 8,500 to 12,500 do it now?