▁Arab – Is ra eli ▁conflict , ▁and ▁soon ▁decided ▁to ▁abandon ▁academic ▁life ▁for ▁a ▁full - time ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁ ▁D yer ▁was ▁the ▁O . D . ▁Sk el ton ▁Memorial ▁lect urer ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁New found land . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Royal ▁Ro ads ▁University ▁awarded ▁D yer ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁D eg ree . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Cir cul ation ▁ ▁D yer ▁writes ▁a ▁column ▁on ▁international ▁affairs ▁which ▁is ▁published ▁in ▁over ▁ 1 7 5 ▁papers ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 5 ▁countries . ▁ ▁Some ▁papers ▁that ▁use ▁D yer ' s ▁column ▁regularly ▁include : ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁his ▁column ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Post , ▁Columb us ▁Dis patch , ▁Day ton ▁Daily ▁News , ▁Hart ford ▁Cour ant , ▁Min ne apolis ▁Star - T rib une , ▁News day , ▁Philadelphia ▁In qu ir er , ▁Pitts burgh ▁Post - G az ette , ▁R ale igh ▁News ▁& ▁Ob server , ▁The ▁Sac r amento ▁Be e , ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Post - Dispatch , ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Trib une , ▁San ▁Diego ▁Union - T rib une , ▁To led o ▁Bla de , ▁W inst on - S alem