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Is Armed Intervention in Haiti Inevitable? A Warographics Analysis

Simon Whistler · January 21, 2023 · 22 min video · Americas

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By rights, it should be a place this channel would never cover. A country where no formal war is currently taking place and no civil conflict rages. But while Haiti may not suffer the same problems as Ukraine, Yemen or Syria, that doesn't mean it's at peace.

Ever since the July 2021 assassination of President Durban El-Moyz, the Caribbean nation has been swamped beneath an ever-growing tsunami of violence. Violence that has seen armed gangs seal off the Capitol and occupy 60% of its territory, one that seen kidnapping, murder, and sexual violence become so commonplace that people cannot leave their homes.

One that, in October 2022, saw the Haitian government do something highly controversial, beg the international community for an armed intervention.

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While Haiti may not suffer the same problems as Ukraine, Yemen or Syria, that doesn’t mean it’s at peace. Ever since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, the Caribbean nation has been swamped beneath an ever-growing tsunami of violence. The violence that’s seen armed gangs seal off the capital and occupy 60 percent of its territory. In today’s episode, we’re both analyzing the thorny issues surrounding armed intervention in Haiti… and trying to figure out if the international community has any other choice. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/