The new Presidential Council offers a Haitian-led path out of the country’s security crisis and toward a better future.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 / READ TIME: 9 minutes
By: Georges Fauriol
Editors’ Note: This article was updated after reports that Haiti’s Presidential Council decided to reconsider its nominee for prime minister.
Despite obvious distractions from crises in other corners of the world, Haiti’s deepening disaster is belatedly drawing wider international attention. Critics of U.S. policy toward Haiti are emerging from all corners of the political spectrum — and there is much to be critical of, particularly if the timeframe is stretched to cover Haiti's political experience since the late 1980s and the transition from the Duvalier dictatorships. But in the here and now, these assessments short change the admittedly tough odds of the most recent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) managed mediation efforts from which has emerged Haiti’s Presidential Council, a transitional governance structure for the country.
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