
The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti
After more than a century bleeding the country, installing and abetting corrupt dictators, and suppressing democracy, the US government now advises Americans to flee.
Sep 1, 2023 / Amy Wilentz

Haiti, April 2023: Soon There Will Be No One Left to Kidnap Haiti, April 2023: Soon There Will Be No One Left to Kidnap
The deadly consequences of the Biden administration’s policy of no policy.
Apr 17, 2023 / Amy Wilentz

Will the Haitian Crisis Lead to Yet Another Military Intervention? Will the Haitian Crisis Lead to Yet Another Military Intervention?
With gangs holding the country hostage, and violence spinning out of control, the US and the UN play pass the parcel.
Oct 27, 2022 / Amy Wilentz

Haiti Is On Fire Again, and Again the US Does Nothing to Help Haiti Is On Fire Again, and Again the US Does Nothing to Help
Untroubled by the ballot, hugely unpopular, useless, negligent, and ruling without anything that could qualify as a functioning legislature, the country’s de facto prime minister, ...
Sep 14, 2022 / Amy Wilentz

The OAS Admits Culpability in the Destruction of Haiti The OAS Admits Culpability in the Destruction of Haiti
The tragedy is that given the condition in which international rule has left the country, Haiti simply cannot solve its problems alone.
Aug 10, 2022 / Amy Wilentz

Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both? Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both?
Both the assassination of Jovenel Moïse and the recent kidnapping of the Christian missionaries should be seen as a kind of blowback—blowback that has exposed our deplorable and fa...
Oct 21, 2021 / Column / Amy Wilentz

Daniel Foote’s Resignation Resounds Like Thunder Daniel Foote’s Resignation Resounds Like Thunder
The departing special envoy to Haiti undiplomatically tells the truth about US policy.
Sep 24, 2021 / Column / Amy Wilentz

Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season
For Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the weekend’s earthquake is virtually a gift from God.
Aug 16, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

The Best Haitians Can Expect From Prime Minister Ariel Henry The Best Haitians Can Expect From Prime Minister Ariel Henry
…is that his administration will be a brief stage in a series of transitions to genuine democracy.
Jul 23, 2021 / Amy Wilentz