How Brazil’s Financial Blackout Could Shake Suriname eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, August 19th, 2025 As Brazil teeters on the edge of a financial blackout, the tremors are already being felt far beyond its borders. For smaller nations like Suriname, nestled on the northeastern shoulder of South America, the looming crisis in Latin America’s largest economy could be…
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Trump’s Anti-Cartel Offensive Sparks Hope for Democratic Renewal eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, August 18th, 2025 – In a bold and controversial move, President Donald Trump has unleashed a military campaign targeting Latin American drug cartels, with Venezuela at the epicenter. The operation, framed as a counter-narcotics mission, has quickly evolved into a high-stakes geopolitical gambit—one that could…
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eyesonsuriname Samba Diplomacy: Bermuda Shorts, Caipirinhas, and the Curious Case of Brazil Ignoring Trump 🇧🇷🩳📞 In a world where diplomacy is draped in tailored suits and carefully worded statements, Brazil seems to have turned the volume up, poured a caipirinha, and slipped into Bermuda shorts. Recent scenes of Brazilian senators posing for selfies in Times…
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From Fire to Artificial Intelligence eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 23 July 2025 — The history of technology is essentially the history of human civilization itself. Every major leap forward in our development as a species is closely connected to technological breakthroughs that have fundamentally changed our way of living, working, and thinking. The Roots of Innovation The earliest…
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eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 21st, 2025 – As Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD surges ahead globally—recently overtaking Tesla in sales—the U.S. government is sounding the alarm over what might be lurking beneath the hood: a national security threat wrapped in sleek automotive design. 🔍 The Surveillance Concern Modern EVs are no longer just modes of…
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Trade agreement Indonesia eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 16th 2025– US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a “historic” trade agreement with Indonesia, personally negotiated with President Prabowo Subianto, that significantly alters trade terms between the two nations. Under the new understanding, Indonesia’s tariffs on US imports will be eliminated, while US tariffs on Indonesian goods will be…
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And Namibia Now Looks to Guyana eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 14th 2025– When East Timor became independent in 2002, it faced a major challenge: how to manage its vast offshore oil and gas reserves without falling into the familiar traps of corruption, waste, and inequality. The country’s leaders made an unusual move. Instead of turning to former…
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Suriname and the Future of the Global South By Anton JieSamFoek eyesonsuriname In The Future of History, political philosopher Francis Fukuyama raises a pivotal question: Can societies achieve prosperity and democracy without first building a strong, legitimate state? This question strikes at the heart of the challenges facing many nations in the Global South—Suriname among them. Suriname…
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The Old World Order in Review eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 7 juli 2025–The old world order has come to an end and it is up to the BRICS countries to make proposals for a new one during the summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is according to Brazilian foreign affairs government advisor Celso Amorim in an…
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More than three quarters of the Education Budget eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 7th 2025– Direct costs of crime in 2022 reached 3.44% of the region’s GDP, or so says the IDB study. It also says that the cost of crime is equivalent to 78% of the public budget for education, double the public budget for social assistance and 12…
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