C.J. Polychroniou ~ Trump’s Iran War May Mark The Beginning Of The End For Dollar-Backed US Empire Radical economist Costas Lapavitsas discusses the crumbling of the dollar-backed world system and what could be next. rozenbergquarterly.com/trumps-iran-wa…

De Brief Ja, mevrouw Kristi Yeşilgöz zorgde dan wel voor een fraai Instagrammoment door voor een kleine honderdduizend euro naar een oorlogsschip te vliegen om haar imago te vervolmaken - verder kun je daar niet zo veel mee. bonaire.nu/nieuws/column/…

Chelsea Henderson ~ Why Climate Change Legislation Hits A Wall In Washington D.C. Decades of political battles, shifting public opinion, and evolving advocacy strategies shaped the path of U.S. climate policy. rozenbergquarterly.com/why-climate-ch…

Erica Cirino ~ How Microplastics Threaten Marine Ecosystems And The Food Chain Microplastics are pervasive pollutants that accumulate in marine ecosystems and enter the human food chain. rozenbergquarterly.com/how-microplast…

C.J. Polychroniou ~ Israel, Oil, And Megalomania Are Behind Trump’s Iran War Why did Trump suddenly move so sharply in favor of war in his second term, turning against his popular base and his promises of no new wars? rozenbergquarterly.com/israel-oil-and…

Sonali Kolhatkar ~ Attacks On Transgender Women Are Part Of A Larger MAGA Agenda There is a broader context for the Olympics committee’s recently announced ban on transgender women athletes—one that wants to turn back the clock on gender politics. rozenbergquarterly.com/attacks-on-tra…

John P. Ruehl ~ How Flawed Are Weapons Estimates? As munitions grew in number and complexity, reported figures have often misled the public. In modern conflicts, many of these figures are little more than fiction. rozenbergquarterly.com/how-flawed-are…

Gunnar Rundgren ~ Why Capitalism Relies On Nature And Care Work It Does Not Pay For Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions and undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. rozenbergquarterly.com/why-capitalism…

Alexandra Boutri & C.J. Polychroniou ~ Trump Is The Most Dangerous Man In The World There has never been a bigger sociopathic megalomaniac in Western democratic polities than Donald J. Trump. rozenbergquarterly.com/trump-is-the-m…

Erdem Denk ~ Arkeopolitics: Reframing Human History From Scratch The transdisciplinary research initiative Arkeopolitics integrates archaeology, history, political theory, and legal history to reinterpret the long-term dynamics of human societies. rozenbergquarterly.com/arkeopolitics-…

Besturen De staatssecretaris van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties Eric van der Burg, is bezig met een rondreis door het Caribisch gebied. Uiteraard in gezelschap van zijn milde glimlach. bonaire.nu/nieuws/column/…

Erdem Denk ~ Arkeopolitics: Unearthing Politics Standing in the dust of Çatalhöyük a question haunted me: “How come no one told us about it?” rozenbergquarterly.com/arkeopolitics-…

Samantha Sudol ~ Exploring Lyonesse: Where Myth, History, And Rising Seas Collide From Arthurian epics to submerged cities, Lyonesse shows how folklore and history intertwine to shape a region’s cultural identity. rozenbergquarterly.com/exploring-lyon…

John P. Ruehl ~ From Latin America To Iran, U.S.–Vatican Tensions Enter A New Phase Recent crises are exposing deeper fractures in a relationship shaped by more than two centuries of cooperation, suspicion, and rivalry. rozenbergquarterly.com/from-latin-ame…

C.J. Polychroniou ~ Orbán’s Defeat In Hungary Signals Far Right’s Weakness, Not The Left’s Strength Magyar’s win is a significant loss for the far right, but he has not provided a vision for a progressive future. rozenbergquarterly.com/orbans-defeat-…

Gary M. Feinman ~ Democracy Depends On Broad-Based Taxation—History Is Clear About That But history points to a more prosaic—and more powerful—driver of political outcomes: how governments raise revenue. rozenbergquarterly.com/democracy-depe…

Enquête & Goed Bestuur Tegen het einde van dit jaar hoopt men het onderzoek afgerond te hebben. En hoopt men te weten ‘wat er misging en waarom dat gebeurde.’ Ongetwijfeld zal het onderzoek een paar ton kosten, maar dan heb je ook niks. ikkiseiland.com/2026/04/19/enq…

John P. Ruehl ~ What Happens To Maritime Order After The Iran War? Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz continues to test U.S. control over global sea lanes, after several prior shocks. rozenbergquarterly.com/what-happens-t…

Nancy Folbre & C.J. Polychroniou ~ Decent Societies Must Recognize The Value Of Care Work Subsequently, she makes an argument for structural reforms in the care economy and highlights strategies for organizing care workers. rozenbergquarterly.com/decent-societi…

Gelijkwaardigheid als Grondwettelijke Opdracht is de titel van het rapport. ‘Het is een reflectie van geleefde ervaringen onderbouwd met juridisch en beleidsmatig onderzoek en getoetst aan de realiteit van alledag op de eilanden.’ Dat had u niet verwacht. bonaire.nu/nieuws/column/…