Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger
Haiti’s prime minister was last seen in Puerto Rico, negotiating his return to a homeland gripped by violence and controlled by heavily armed gangsters. With his fate in the air and the situation in Haiti deteriorating by the day, the world has been left to wonder whether the country will fully descend into anarchy or whether some semblance of order will be restored.
What is going on in Haiti?
It’s easy to blame this latest republic on longstanding poverty, the legacy of colonialism, widespread deforestation, and European and U.S. interference.
