The ongoing political conflict in Haiti raises serious questions about the performance of political leadership and the roles of key sectors in the Haitian polity—notably political parties and civil society—in what is ostensibly a democratic state.
The collapse of Castillo’s second cabinet is the result of a corruption scandal that involves the National Police and Castillo’s inner circle advisors.
With international visitor arrivals approximately a tenth of what they were in 2019, Cuba’s dependence on tourism presents the Diaz-Canel regime with a pressing challenge.
U.S. leaders have taken exactly the right approach with the new leader of Honduras, welcoming Castro as a partner to resolve the root causes of migration.
Both books capture the nuances of enslaved people’s struggle for freedom against brutally exploitative systems.
