Evan Ellis: Haiti - The Crisis No One Wants to Own, and the Future of Latin America
Dear Colleague,
With this email, I would like to share with you my new article on the ongoing crisis in Haiti. This work includes an analysis of the gang and security dynamics in the country, the historical context, and recommendations for US policymakers.
The leading gang groupings G-9 and G-PEP have temporarily and partially eased their extortion operations, likely with hopes of sidetracking an international intervention that no one really wants to engage in. Whatever happens, the crisis is likely to evolve, more than improve, consistent with the track record of the past two decades and more. I argue that the other countries of Latin America are not immune from has happened in Haiti…In the context of the current unprecedented dynamics of fiscal and economic stress, political mobilization and a turn to new styles of governance in Latin America, Haiti is a warning for us all of the potential extreme outcomes of the downward spiral produced by corruption, crime, and economic and political disfunction.
The article is available here for download:
It is also available from Global Americans, which published it, at:
https://theglobalamericans.org/2022/11/haiti-the-crisis-no-one-wants-to-own-and-the-future-of-latin-america/
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https://revanellis.com/
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https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-96049-0
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Respectfully,
R. Evan Ellis, PhD
Latin America Research Professor
U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute
@REvanEllis
Website: https://revanellis.com