Geoeconomic and policy analysis
2026-04-26
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Haiti Under Gang Rule, Kenya MSS, and the Failed Stabilisation Trade
Port-au-Prince has fallen to roughly 80 percent gang control, the Kenya led Multinational Security Support mission stalled at about 1,300 personnel against a 2,500 ceiling, and humanitarian collapse now defines policy choice across CARICOM, the OAS, and the United States.
Haiti's 2024 to 2026 trajectory describes the worst Western Hemisphere security collapse since the Cold War. The Viv Ansanm gang coalition led by Jimmy Cherizier (Barbecue) launched a coordinated offensive in March 2024, seized the National Penitentiary, and forced Prime Minister Ariel Henry to announce resignation on March 11, 2024. A ni...