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Scots might see an underdog in Haiti but should be wise to its past and present

AS regular readers of this column will know, foreign affairs not football writing is my beat. It’s strange then to find myself writing this pegged…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 11

Haiti's children trapped by gangs face an uncertain future despite new UN security force

Haiti’s powerful gangs nearly tripled their recruitment of children in 2025. This year, a new UN-backed security force has begun deploying – but for the thousands of children already caught up in armed groups, the path back to a stable future remains uncertain.

France 24 · May 22

A look at some world leaders who have fled uprisings

Many international leaders have been forced to flee their countries or have gone into hiding during uprisings to avoid incarceration or retaliation

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

Haiti transitional council plan appears to crumble after political parties reject it

A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appeared to be crumbling Wednesday as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition.

France 24 · Mar 14, 2024

Can Haiti avoid history repeating as burning streets meet vying elites?

Plan for transitional council to rule after prime minister’s resignation brings strong sense of deja vu

The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2024

I assisted Carter’s work encouraging democracy – and saw how his experience, persistence and engineer’s mindset helped build a freer Latin America over decades

When former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter founded the nonprofit Carter Center in 1982, one of their goals was to help Latin American countries – many of which were emerging from decades of military dictatorship – transition to democracies.

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2023

For peace in Haiti, first win the war on hunger

Letters: The millions of Haitians facing food insecurity need our help, says Jean-Martin Bauer of the UN’s World Food Programme, while Selma James urges robust reporting on the crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023

Ex-rebel leader known as ‘the torturer’ is arrested in Haitian president’s assassination, sources say

A former rebel known as “the torturer,” who has a history of armed insurgency against Haitian leaders, has been arrested in the slaying of President Jovenel Moïse, multiple informed sources told the Miami Herald.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 21, 2022

Why the US should tread carefully as it weighs supporting armed intervention in Haiti again

Haiti appears to be on the precipice of foreign intervention yet again.

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2022

Haiti gang makes demands in test of power with government

A standoff between a powerful gang federation and Haiti’s government is testing how much power both sides wield and threatens to further derail a paralyzed country where millions of people are struggling to find fuel and water

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022