Nanjala Nyabola: The Crisis of Imagination in International Relations

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The western third of Hispaniola is the most mountainous region of the Caribbean. It rises to nearly 8,800 feet and

undulates between altitudes before descending into blindingly white beaches that roll into the sparkling blue sea. The territory is lush but cultivated, its tree cover compromised by a growing population that relies on subsistence farming for most of its food. In summer, tornadoes break on the hills, and torrential rains soak the valleys below. For those who visit, the views are stunning, the people warm, and the history fascinating, but it can be difficult to wade through the morass of contemporary politics.

This is Haiti. Nestled between Cuba and the Dominican Republic, Haiti’s reputation for poverty and chaos precedes it. In the international press, the country essentially has a surname—”Haiti” is almost always followed by the phrase “the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.” There are about 12 million residents in Haiti trying to live amid internal state collapse and external interference. The latest nadir began in 2021 after President Jovenel Moise was assassinated while in bed with his wife. Killings and kidnappings have spiked as gang warfare and armed vigilante groups have taken over neighborhoods. Elections first scheduled for 2019 and then postponed to November 2021 because of violence were never held. The terms of the last 10 elected senators expired in January 2023, which means there are now no duly elected officials running the country. In April 2023, the country sponsored a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council calling for “coordinated and targeted international action” and inviting the international community to intervene in its own affairs. But given that UN security forces introduced cholera to the country after the 2010 earthquake, the call has been met with wariness. Everyone knows that someone should “do something,” but no one seems to know what.

Full article:  The Crisis of Imagination in International Relations | The Nation

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One of our readers commented:  Asalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa rabarakatu. I have a different perspective because of being a Haitian Muslim. Haïti suffers from some major problems, number one being that we were able to wage the only slave revolution in known history. The western powers (white European) have not let it be forgotten and made it a point in their ongoing repression especially economically. Secondly, the continuous brain drain amongst our youth and elite. Thirdly, the ongoing political interference from especially the United States who have had an ongoing desire to own Haïti since the 1700's. Fourth, Haïti has an Islamic background. Three of it's leaders in it's early history came from Muslim roots. Namely Bookman Dada,Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean Jacques Dessalines (named Issa by his mother on her death bed)

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