Haiti Policy: Stumbling Toward 2023
Diagnosis of the crisis has been easy—but what key actors in Haiti and its international partners can agree on what to do about has remained muddled.
Georges Fauriol
December 19, 2022
Haiti: The Crisis No One Wants to Own and the Future of Latin America
Few expect that sending a new international “reaction force” to Haiti will solve the country’s problems more than the United States and international efforts in the past—yet none can afford to do nothing—for good conscience or political expediency.
Evan Ellis
November 8, 2022
U.N. Delays Haiti Vote
On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council postponed votes on U.S.-proposed resolutions to address gang violence and ease supply shortages in Haiti. The resolutions, which the U.S. and Mexico support, would send a multinational action force to contest criminal gangs’ control over water and fuel supplies.
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October 21, 2022
Avoiding Disaster—A Narrowing Path Forward in Haiti
[International] efforts are not sustainable without a credible Haitian political consensus in place. Hence, a policy disconnect persists between multilateral diplomacy and street-level reality.
Georges Fauriol
August 16, 2022
La ONU y Haití
En esas misiones de la ONU y otras iniciativas de apoyo a Haití ha faltado una visión de construcción del Estado como premisa básica para articular la sociedad, el sistema económico y la estructura gubernamental.
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August 8, 2022
Event: Post-Summit of the Americas Assessments for the Hemisphere: A Caribbean Perspective
Global Americans and the Caribbean Policy Consortium hosted an event to discuss the Summit of the Americas and its implications for the Caribbean and the hemisphere more generally.
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July 8, 2022
Haitian Heritage Month Fosters Conversation
Last week, The New York Times published an investigative article detailing how Haiti’s “independence debt” to France contributed to the country’s underdevelopment. After the Haitian Revolution, in which Haitians revolted against French slaveholders and declared independence, France sent warships to the island and demanded reparations.
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May 27, 2022
Haiti: Betting on the Montana Accord
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.
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February 9, 2022
Haiti’s Prime Minister Under Attack
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry was attacked in the northern city of Gonaïves on Saturday amid a ceremony to mark the 218th anniversary of Haiti’s independence from France.
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January 7, 2022
Why Might Taiwan’s Allies in Latin America and the Caribbean Soon Look to China?
Supportive rhetoric carries little weight in the face of economic challenges and countries’ objectives. Four key factors can incentivize a country to engage with China.
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January 6, 2022