From Promises to Planetary Action O P I N I O N Anton JieSamFoek This coming COP30 in Brazil will be the COP of truth: the time to prove the seriousness of our commitments, consolidate and accelerate climate action. It is essential that countries deliver their updates far from mere climate targets, they represent the vision of our shared future. Without…
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Teaching Nation Building eyesonsuriname One day, President Nelson Mandela was taking a walk through the city with his bodyguards. After the walk, they went to have lunch at a restaurant. The group sat down for lunch and soon Mandela saw a man eating alone. Mandela said to one of his guards: “Go ask that man…
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The DRC on the rise eyesonsuriname September 8, 2025 — Earlier this month, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed a letter of intent with Al Mansour Holding, a Qatari investment group closely connected to the government of Qatar. The package includes a total investment of $21 billion and contains 18 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)…
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Opportunities and Risks for Suriname. Independence 2.0 eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, Sept. 7th 2025– With the rise of The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain — has announced a $4.45 trillion investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital sovereignty a Brand New AI Superpower is Emerging. The goal is to position the Gulf states as another – third – global AI superpower, alongside Silicon Valley and China. Through this…
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That Refuses to See eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, September 4, 2025 — It is not the United States of America that is shooting itself in the foot and leaving the world watching in amazement. It is the president of that country, Mr. D. Trump, who seems to be destroying it. Under his rule, even a blind horse…
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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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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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New Superintelligence Lab Created eyesonsuriname Amsterdam July 1st – Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reorganized the company’s artificial intelligence efforts under a new division called Meta Superintelligence Labs, according to a source on Monday. The division will be headed by Alexandr Wang, former CEO of data labeling startup Scale AI. He will be the chief AI officer of the…
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Democracy under pressure, autocracy on the rise O P I N I O N Anton JieSamFoek In the 1990s it still seemed self-evident: democracy would triumph. The Cold War was over, dictatorships fell like dominoes, and elections became the new normal worldwide. But that hope is outdated today. According to research institutions like the V-Dem Institute and Freedom House, we now…
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