For most visitors, Aruba is a paradise of white sands and turquoise water. However, for local people, the island’s identity is deeply political. It is rooted in a hard-fought achievement known as Status Aparte. To understand modern Aruba, you must understand the story...
By AWEMainta “People buy things they don’t need, with money they don’t have, to impress people they don’t even like.” It sounds like a popular internet meme or a cynical joke. However, in Aruba, this quote is starting to feel like a harsh...
In a dramatic pivot that has sent shockwaves through the Swiss Alps, President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that he has reached a “framework of a future deal” regarding Greenland, effectively de-escalating a standoff that threatened to rupture the...
