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Haiti
Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development

Backgrounder by Diana Roy and Rocio Cara Labrador

Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony is paralyzed by multiple crises.
Mar 4, 2024
Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony is paralyzed by multiple crises.
Mar 4, 2024
1100 Kenyans Will Not Save Haiti
The UN-authorized Kenyan peace mission to Haiti is a welcome gesture, but it falls drastically short of the help the country urgently needs to establish a modern state.

Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Oct 12, 2023

Haiti Mission Lacks Interlocutor Plus Peruvian Congress Purges Top Judges
No interlocutor for Haiti mission’s international troops and Peru’s “pact of the corrupt” is succeeding where Guatemala’s failed without international pressure.

Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman Mar 12, 2024

  • Haiti
    Haiti in Crisis
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    Panelists discuss the escalating economic and political situation in Haiti with a focus on the humanitarian crisis, how the destabilization of the region has impacted Haitian people both domestically and across the diaspora, and policy options to help de-escalate and stabilize the nation. If you wish to attend virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Please note the audio, video, and transcript of this hybrid meeting will be posted on the CFR website.  
    Virtual Event by Monique Clesca, Brian A. Nichols, Garry Pierre-Pierre and Marcia Biggs April 10, 2024
  • Humanitarian Intervention
    When Non-Intervention Becomes a Dogma
    Sometimes the only thing worse than foreign intervention is non-intervention.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare March 27, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Russia
    Russia’s Gloomy ‘Elections’, U.S. Budget Divisions, Elton John-Bernie Taupin Awarded, and More
    Podcast
    Russia holds its presidential election with the Kremlin aiming to orchestrate a sweeping endorsement of President Vladimir Putin; the U.S. Congress continues its partisan battles over the 2024 budget as concerns of shutdown and aid to allies mount; the U.S. Library of Congress flexes its soft power by awarding Elton John and Bernie Taupin with the Gershwin Prize; and the crisis in Haiti worsens.
    Podcast with Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins March 14, 2024 The World Next Week