Ariel Henry and Foreign Intervention in Haiti
On this episode of American Prestige, a discussion with Jemima Pierre about foreign intervention in Haiti.

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On this episode of the American Prestige podcast, we speak with Jemima Pierre, professor of global race in the Institute of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) at the University of British Columbia, about foreign intervention in Haiti—namely instances led by the U.S. and European powers— from the country’s inception to Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation last week.
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A man walks past burning tires during a demonstration against CARICOM for the decision following the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry as representatives of the Caribbean Community on March 12, 2024.
(Guerinault Louis / Anadolu via Getty Images)On this episode of the American Prestige podcast, we speak with Jemima Pierre, professor of global race in the Institute of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) at the University of British Columbia, about foreign intervention in Haiti—namely instances led by the US and European powers—from the country’s inception to Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation last week.
We delve into the early history of Haiti’s relationship with the United States and Europe, America’s 1915–34 occupation of Haiti, the Ottawa Initiative and Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s fall in 2004, the 2004–17 United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), and the current crisis.

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