Friday, December 8, 2023
Press
Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest analysis and perspective on the world’s critical hot spots, U.S. and global security and issues involved in violent conflict, based on the Institute’s work on the ground and with key individuals, governments and organizations. They give interviews and background briefings to journalists and write for news outlets around the world.
Meet the Press NOW - NBC News
Increased gang violence cripples Haiti's capital as international community tries to restore order.
History As It Happens: Anarchy in Haiti - The Washington Times
Haiti is politically paralyzed and engulfed by gang violence, its people victimized by kidnappers and desperate for basic necessities.
US lawmakers blocking critical funding for Haiti multinational mission - Reuters
U.S. lawmakers are refusing to release millions of dollars in funding that Washington views as critical to help tackle spiraling violence in Haiti...
Are Gangs About to Take Over Haiti? - The New Yorker
In 2010, a huge earthquake hit Haiti, killing more than two hundred thousand people and devastating the capital city, Port-au-Prince.
Haiti Sees Major Step But Crisis Could Still Worsen - AFP
A political transition deal in Haiti marks a key step forward for the violence-ravaged country but far more needs to be done, with some experts warning the situation could deteriorate further.
Haiti Engulfed by Crisis as Gangs Press Prime Minister to Step Down - The New York Times
Haiti’s security crisis is reaching a breaking point.
A conversation with former Ambassador Keith Mines regarding the Haitian crisis - Caribbean Television Network
A conversation with former Ambassador Keith Mines regarding the Haitian crisis.
Kenya court puts Haiti deployment on temporary hold for two weeks - Radio France Internationale
The UN Security Council last week approved the Kenyan-led multinational security force for the country with Kenya promising 1,000 police officers. But a Nairobi court granted an interim injunction on Monday in a case brought by opposition politician and lawyer Ekuru Aukot, who argues the deployment is unconstitutional as is not backed by any law or treaty. Aukot helped draft Kenya's revised 2010 constitution and charged that Kenya would be deploying its police abroad while it failed to...
Kenya court puts Haiti deployment on temporary hold for two weeks - Radio France Internationale
The UN Security Council last week approved the Kenyan-led multinational security force for the country with Kenya promising 1,000 police officers. But a Nairobi court granted an interim injunction on Monday in a case brought by opposition politician and lawyer Ekuru Aukot, who argues the deployment is...
History looms large over Haiti crisis force - Agence France-Presse
A UN-backed force is finally being sent to try and restore calm to Haiti, but experts fear it may have no more success than previous foreign interventions in an impoverished nation hit by crisis after crisis. Haitian officials have pleaded for a year for help in battling armed gangs ravaging the Caribbean nation -- just one of the challenges facing the poorest country in...