Building a Better Haitian State

In Haiti, the challenge of earthquake recovery has been compounded by the need to prepare for presidential elections on November 28. Rubble removal and reconstruction have slowed to a crawl. Competition among 19 candidates for the nation’s highest office has raised political tensions at a time when patience is running thin. A panel of experts discussed the challenges facing the Haitian government and the international community.

Speakers 

• Meghann Curtis
  Senior Adviser, Office of the Counselor and Chief-of-Staff
  U.S. Department of State
• James Dobbins
  Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation
  Co-author, RAND report on "Building a More Resilient Haitian State"
• Alex Dupuy
  Distinguished Professor of Sociology
  Wesleyan University
• Keith Crane
  Director, Environment, Energy, and Economic Development, RAND Corporation
  Co-author, RAND report on "Building a More Resilient Haitian State"
• Robert Maguire, Moderator
  Chair, Haiti Working Group, U.S. Institute of Peace
  Former Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow, USIP
  Associate Professor of International Affairs, Trinity Washington University
• Robert Perito, Introduction
  Director, Haiti Program, U.S. Institute of Peace

Explore Further

• Watch a video recording of the event.
• Listen to the event audio.
• Read Meghann Curtis's presentation Partnering with Haiti to Rebuild the State.
• Read Keith Crane's presentation on What Can be Done to Build a More Resilient Haitian State?