Haiti’s Crisis is Somehow Getting Worse.
Simon Whistler · February 12, 2026 · 16 min video · Americas
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In the warthorn nation of Haiti, you're either a gangster or you're a hostage. Ever since the 2021 assassination of the nation's then-president, this Caribbean nation of 11 and a half million people has been in a state of never-ending crisis.
Its capital city is trapped in perpetual urban warfare, its citizens are forced to bear witness to incredibly violent atrocities on a daily basis, and many of its most vulnerable people are at risk of complete humanitarian breakdown.
But over the last few years of madness, Haiti has had at least one saving grace. But at bare minimum, its horrendous excuse for a civil government has been far too weak to even think about becoming a dictatorship.
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Haiti is collapsing into chaos as gangs seize control, the government fractures, and U.S. warships loom offshore. Is the country facing anarchy—or foreign-backed autocracy? Here’s what happens next. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts
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