Tag Archives: Haiti

Haiti’s Vectus Gamble: Private Force and Private Customs in a Failing State

By: Max Ackerson From Angola and Sierra Leone to Iraq, private military companies (PMCs) have long stepped in to fill security gaps by providing close protection, logistics, surveillance, and training where states lacked capacity. In March 2025, Haiti’s transitional government hired Vectus Global, a PMC led by Erik Prince, founder and former CEO of the controversial PMC Blackwater, to support ongoing security operations against […]

Gang Violence in Haiti Devastating Society and Humanitarian Efforts

By: Camila Torres Jaramillo October 31, 2022 The United Nations reports that 4.7 million people in Haiti, the poorest of all countries in the Americas, are currently facing acute “catastrophic” hunger.  Gang violence is jeopardizing the safety and welfare of Haitians in the midst of an acute political, economic, and health crisis. In response to international fear, on […]

A Presidential Assassination Adds to Haiti’s History of Setbacks

By: Miriam Castillo, September 26, 2021 A Presidential Assassination Adds to Haiti’s History of Setbacks On July 7, 2021, President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at 1:00 AM inside his private home in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. This violent assassination left the people of Haiti uncertain and worried about the future of their country.  Naturally, questions arose […]