15 YEARS TONIGHT: The never-ending future of "The Land of the Mountains"
15 years ago, I wrote a short policy brief on Haiti for a very good friend of mine who was then working as a political advisor for President Michel Martelly, from 2011 until his resignation in 2016. After so many years of political turbulence and stop-and-go's of all sorts, the country now faces an electoral process again, hoping to create peace and prosperity for "all the people". Times are different now. Stopping gang violence and establishing minimal order are preconditions to everything else, including free and fair elections expected in August 2026. However, I still firmly believe that those (somewhat ambitious) ideas crafted in the past can offer some guidance for a future that refuses to come. You can check those ideas below: ******************************************************************************** BEYOND RELIEF AND RECOVERY: 10 “next steps” priorities for Haiti Silverio Zebral Filho (April 2011) Haiti is back in the news, this ti...
