Change in the Air?   11 October 2025   At the end of a long and exhausting day, I read that in Madagascar, Gen Z has had enough. They’ve...

Power Reveals the True Character   8 October 2025   From time to time, I come across that quote: “Anyone can handle adversity. If you...

Fact-Finding in Silicon Valley—or Chasing the Next Hype   6 October 2025   There’s currently a “fact-finding mission” to Silicon...

Education, Inequality, and the Erosion of Democracy   6 October 2025   The strength of a democracy depends on the strength of its...

Uncharted Waters   5 October 2025   I used to love Sundays, especially from undisclosed locations. They bring calm—you don’t have to...

October 3: The Day After   4 October 2025   Yesterday, a reel went viral. It showed a minister and a top civil servant insulting each...

The Secret of Singapore’s Success   3 October 2025   I have often written on this subject. On October 1st, I was in a conversation about...

Building Bridges Between Generations Is a Must   2 October 2025   Yesterday was the International Day of Older Persons. Fittingly, my...

October 1 Comes to an End   2 October 2025   It is the evening of October 1st, and I am watching the news on TV. Just a day after the...

Between Military Tensions and Dreams of AI   1 October 2025   It is Tuesday evening after a long day. While the heat rises in the...

Curaçao at 15: A Nation and a Dream   30 September 2025   October is here. On October 10th, Curaçao celebrates its 15th anniversary as an...

Reflecting on 15 Years of Autonomy and the State of Our Democracy   28 September 2025   This month marks fifteen years since Curaçao...

Fear in the Civil Service   28 September 2025   I want to continue on the recent news that there is a culture of fear within the civil...

Dissent is Democracy – Two Years Later   28 September 2025   About two years ago, I wrote Dissent is Democracy  (Goede, 2023). It was an...

Building Bridges Through Dialogue   27 September 2025   Bridges are built, and connections are made, by talking with each other—not by...

When Dividing Lines Overlap   24 September 2025   For conference of 30th September tegister at: www.ser.cw In societies, there are many...

Culture as a Divider   23 September 2025   Register to join the dialogue on 30th September 2025, at www.ser.cw Culture is not only a...

The Disappearance of the Middle Class   22 September 2025   While the ink on my last piece about class as a dividing line was barely dry,...

Otium: One Step Closer, But What Scale Really Matters?   23 September 2025   According to recent reports, Otium may become a new...

FDI: The Illusion of Foreign Investment   21 September 2025   The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS) recently announced a...