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October 31, 2005

Free lecture on terrorism and U.S. desperation - Kwantlen Chronicle

International politics is about to become a lot more clear for students at Kwantlen University College.

Gwynne Dyer, journalist and military annalist, is returning to Kwantlen to deliver a free lecture titled Back to the Great Game.

Dyer will speak about an overblown fear of terrorism since 9/11, how – in reaction to China’s booming economy – the neo-conservatives running the United States of America are desperate to preserve its superpower status and of what this means for the United Nations and international law.

Seldom is there an event that can fill the conference centres at Kwantlen, but Dyer, who holds a Ph.D. in war studies from the University of London, does just that.

Students and non-students alike packed the hall at Kwantlen’s Richmond campus last year to hear Dyer lecture about the state of international politics.

Last year’s lecture was held just around the time Dyer released Future: Tense, his book telling of the coming world order. This year, Dyer has released a new book, With Every Mistake, which looks at the post-9/11 world and how media owners are moulding the agenda of the press.

Born in Newfoundland in 1943, Dyer entered the Canadian navy at age 17, later serving in both the American and British navies. He has taught war studies at both the Canadian Forces College in Toronto and at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, England, and worked as a broadcast and freelance journalist.

With a syndicated column appearing regularly in nearly 200 newspapers, published in a dozen languages in more than 40 countries, Dyer is a world renowned personality.

To give an example of the acclaim Dyer has received, an episode from his 1980, seven-part television series, War – made in collaboration with fellow writer/producer Tina Viljoen – was nominated for an Academy Award.

Dyer’s articles on international affairs, dating back to 1997, are available on his website, GwynneDyer.net.

The lecture is being held on Monday, Nov. 21, in the conference centres at the Richmond and Surrey campuses, from 10:30 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 4 p.m., respectively. Anyone wanting to attend can book seats by sending an email, specifying one campus or the other, to Sue Doucette at Sue.Doucette@Kwantlen.ca.

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