Richard Gwyn Special

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Recent work

• Richard Gwyn: Netanyahu’s Washington speech pays off at homeOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 9, 2015
• Richard Gwyn: Greece is sounding confident once again: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 2, 2015
• Richard Gwyn: Understanding the Islamic State: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 19, 2015
• Richard Gwyn: Is Europe yesterday’s continent?: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 5, 2015
• Richard Gwyn: Next election is Justin Trudeau’s to lose: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 22, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Torture debate shows best and worst of U.S.: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 15, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Human beings won’t be the smartest for long: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 24, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Are we heading toward a world without jobs?: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 10, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Can we preserve our ideals amid the endless war on terror?: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 27, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Trudeau’s gaffes threaten his lead: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 12, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: War with Islamic State carries great riskOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 28, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Economy the key issue in Scottish referendum: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 15, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: On barriers to trade and to nationhood: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 14, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: University teaching needs a major overhaul: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 8, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: The rise of the European ‘Tea Parties’: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · May 26, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Has Quebec already left the building?: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 28, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Good intentions by U.S. and EU ending badly in Ukraine: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 13, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Canada in the age of national-identity crises: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 1, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Canadian model holds possible solution to the crisis in Crimea: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 3, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Sir John A. Macdonald made mistakes, but he wasn’t a racist: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 6, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: The end of Pearsonian diplomacy: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 3, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Is the Middle East a failed continent?: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 21, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Why we should re-elect Stephen Harper: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 6, 2014
• Richard Gwyn: Is China making the same mistakes as Kaiser Wilhelm’s Germany?: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 8, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Is Barack Obama the new Jimmy Carter?: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 25, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: A costly diplomatic near-miss with Iran: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 11, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Let’s not squander the chance for a better Senate: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 28, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: U.S. politics is crazy but Canadian politics needs more passion: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 15, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Distasteful but timely deal on Syrian weapons: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 16, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: ‘Arab Spring’ has turned into a nightmare: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 20, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Ego, pipe dreams and Mideast peace: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 6, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: High finance in low repute: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 23, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Welcome to the global revolution: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 8, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: A world out of sorts and out of joint: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 11, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Pessimism about Canada’s future puts bite in Senate scandal: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · May 27, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Rise of populism thrusts responsibility onto citizens: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · May 14, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Our connection with Bangladesh workers: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 30, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Critique of ‘protectionism’ in defence of outsourcing is misguided: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 15, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Barack Obama’s less assertive America in tune with the times: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 2, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Iraq War’s legacy of lies: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 19, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Beppe Grillo leads revolt of the minstrels in Italy: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 4, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Banks in bad odour but still filthy rich: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 5, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Gwyn: Barack Obama has a shot a near greatnessOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 21, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: Gwyn: U.S. escapes fiscal cliff but now faces fiscal bogOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 7, 2013
• Richard Gwyn: U.S. ‘fiscal cliff’ more like a bumpy slopeOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 10, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Canadian national unity formula faces a stern new test in EuropeOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 26, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: China’s maladies don’t look terminal: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 12, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: America’s bizarre election campaign heads for a muted ending: GwynOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 30, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Rise of religious extremism is a cue for the disengagement of civilizationsOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 15, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Justin Trudeau makes Canadian politics exciting againOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 1, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Old-style class system resurfacesOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 10, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Barclays Libor scandal could at last lead to real reformOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 9, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Glimmers of light in Liberal party’s darknessOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 25, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Spanish bailout only muddies European watersOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 11, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Quebec student protests could herald new national unity tensionsOpinion · Toronto Star · May 28, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Economic crisis puts democracy to the testOpinion · Toronto Star · May 14, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Michael Ignatieff is partly correct about Canada and QuebecOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 30, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: More Canadians than ever are living aloneOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 16, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Prime Minister Harper’s role in Canada’s success is limitedOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 2, 2012
• Richard Gwyn: Worldwide nuclear disarmament is the best way to end the Iran crisisOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 5, 2012